A simple one dimensional robot joint based on the ER linear reversing mechanism

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 13, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 533-537

  Tan, K P ^a   Bullough, W A ^a   Stanway, R ^a   Sims, N ^a   Johnson, A R ^a   Tozer, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electro rheological fluids; Robotics; Smart machines

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOTION CONTROL; POSITION CONTROL; ROBOTIC ARMS; ROBOTICS;

ELECTRORHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS; REVERSING MECHANISM; SMART MACHINES;

INTELLIGENT MATERIALS;

EID: 0041346430     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/104538902030707     Document Type: Article

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