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Table 3 Determinants of \({{\varvec{A}}}_{1}\), \({{\varvec{A}}}_{2}\), and \({{\varvec{A}}}_{3}\) indicating stability in different cases

From: Stability analysis of multi-serial-link mechanism driven by antagonistic multiarticular artificial muscles

Air pressure of monoarticular muscles (MPa)

Air pressure of tri-articular muscles (MPa)

0.0

0.3

0.4

0.5

 0.0

|A1| = 0

− 0.68

− 1.02

− 1.37

|A2| = 0

0.63

1.28

2.17

|A3| = 0

− 0.35

− 1.04

− 2.32

 0.3

1.68

0.99

0.65

0.31

2.81

0.52

− 0.17

− 0.66

4.70

0.42

−0.31

− 0.51

 0.4

1.82

1.13

0.80

0.45

3.30

0.76

− 0.04

− 0.64

5.99

0.76

− 0.26

− 0.67

 0.5

1.91

1.23

0.89

0.54

3.66

0.96

0.08

− 0.60

7.01

1.07

− 0.19

− 0.77