Optimal design of shape memory alloy wire bundle actuators

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 3, Issue , 2002, Pages 2363-2368

  De Laurentis, Kathryn J ^a   Fisch, Avi ^a   Nikitczuk, Jason ^a   Mavroidis, Constantinos ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; END EFFECTORS; NICKEL ALLOYS; OPTIMIZATION; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

NICKEL TITANIUM; WIRE BUNDLE ACTUATOR;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0036055440     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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