Tactile display for 2-D and 3-D shape expression using SMA micro actuators

2005 3rd IEEE/EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnology in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 88-91

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

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Braille; Magnetic latch; SMA actuator; Tactile display

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MICROACTUATORS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

MAGNETIC FORCE; MAGNETIC LATCH; MAGNETIC MATERIAL TUBES; TACTILE DISPLAY;

COMPUTER KEYBOARD SUBSTITUTES (HANDICAPPED AID);

EID: 33845339663     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MMB.2005.1548391     Document Type: Conference Paper

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