2-D and 3-D tactile pin display using SMA micro-coil actuator and magnetic latch

Digest of Technical Papers - International Conference on Solid State Sensors and Actuators and Microsystems, TRANSDUCERS '05

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 325-328

  Matsunaga, T ^a   Makishi, W ^a   Totsu, K ^a   Esashi, M ^a   Haga, Y ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Braille; Magnetic latch; SMA micro coil actuator; Tactile display

Indexed keywords

BRAILLE; MAGNETIC LATCHES; SMA MICRO-COIL ACTUATORS; TACTILE DISPLAY;

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; HEAT STORAGE; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 27544499247     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/SENSOR.2005.1496422     Document Type: Conference Paper

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