Micro Self-reconfigurable Modular Robot Using Shape Memory Alloy

Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 212-219

  Yoshida, Kiichi ^a   Murata, Satoshi ^a   Kokaji, Shigeni ^a   Tomita, Kohji ^a   Kurokawa, Haruhisa ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Micro robot; Modular robotic system; Self reconfiguration; SMA actuator

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; MODULAR ROBOTS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

2 - DIMENSIONAL; MICRO ROBOTS; MODULAR ROBOTIC SYSTEM; MODULAR ROBOTICS; ROBOTIC MODULES; ROBOTIC SYSTEMS; SELF RECONFIGURATION; SELF-RECONFIGURABLE; SELF-RECONFIGURABLE MODULAR ROBOTS; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATORS;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

EID: 3042636997     PISSN: 09153942     EISSN: 18838049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20965/jrm.2001.p0212     Document Type: Article

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