Novel smart connector for modular robotics

IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, AIM

Volumn 2, Issue , 2001, Pages 880-887

  Badescu, M ^a   Mavroidis, C ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Modular Robots; Shape memory alloy actuators; Smart Connectors

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC CONNECTORS; ELECTRIC SIGNAL SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SHEAR STRENGTH; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; TORQUE;

SMART CONNECTORS;

MODULAR ROBOTS;

EID: 0034871538     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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