The application of shape memory actuators in anthropomorphic upper limb prostheses

Artificial Organs

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 473-477

  Dos Santos, Christian Mariani Lucas ^a   Da Cunha, Fransergio Leite ^a   Dynnikov, Vladimir Ivanovitch ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dynamic of hand prosthesis actuator; Heating methods; Shape memory alloys; Single crystals

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; NICKEL ALLOYS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TERNARY ALLOYS;

CYCLE TIME; DYNAMIC OF HAND PROSTHESIS ACTUATOR; HAND PROSTHESIS; HEATING METHOD; MARTENSITICS; POWER CONSUMED; SHAPE MEMORY ACTUATORS; SHAPE MEMORY BEHAVIOR; UPPER LIMB PROSTHESIS; UPPER LIMBS;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

ALLOY; ALUMINUM; COPPER; NICKEL;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRYSTAL; DYNAMICS; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEATING; LIMB PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME;

EID: 0038065402     PISSN: 0160564X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1594.2003.07242.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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