Design of a shape memory actuated endoscopic tip

Sensors and Actuators, A: Physical

Volumn 70, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 135-140

  Peirs, Jan ^a   Reynaerts, Dominiek ^a   Van Brussel, Hendrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Micro electro mechanical system (MEMS); Micro actuation; Shape memory alloy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001664923     PISSN: 09244247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-4247(98)00124-1     Document Type: Article

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