Scalable rotary actuators with embedded shape memory alloys

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4327, Issue , 2001, Pages 79-87

  Park, B H ^a   Shantz, M ^a   Prinz, F ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electroplating; Embedding; Scalable rotary actuates; Shape Deposition Manufacturing; Shape Memory Alloy; Strain gradient; Superelasticity

Indexed keywords

ANGLE MEASUREMENT; BANDWIDTH; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); FEATURE EXTRACTION; HELICOPTER ROTORS; IMAGE SENSORS; POLYURETHANES; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; STRAIN RATE; STRESS ANALYSIS; WIRE;

SHAPE DEPOSITION MANUFACTURING (SDM);

MICROACTUATORS;

EID: 0034761194     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.436519     Document Type: Conference Paper

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