Dynamic velocity response of an Electro-Rheological (ER) clutch for robotic applications

Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Tan, K P ^a   Stanway, R ^a   Bullough, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CLUTCHES; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; RHEOMETERS; ROBOTIC ARMS; ROBOTICS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

DYNAMIC VELOCITY RESPONSE; ELECTRO-RHEOLOGICAL (ER) FLUID DEVICES; ER CLUTCH; ER-ACTUATED;

FLUIDIC DEVICES;

EID: 29644438768     PISSN: 15376494     EISSN: 15376532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376490500343717     Document Type: Article

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