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Figure 13.27
Measurement of the actual bending angle of the flexible manipulator.
Figure 13.28
Mechanical analysis testing via Instron mechanical testing machine.
verify and analyze the mechanical properties of BEE. The analysis was performed on the
nylon thread, which runs the length of the flexible tip, as well as on Prototypes 5.0 7.0.
The procedure for mechanical analysis is shown in Fig. 13.27.
