Development of normally closed type of magnetorheological clutch and its application to safe torque control system of human-collaborative robot

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1181-1185

  Saito, Tsuyoshi ^a   Ikeda, Hiroyasu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Clutch; Collaborative operation; Magnetorheological suspension; Normally closed type; Rare earth permanent magnet; Robot; Safety

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CURRENTS; INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; RHEOLOGY; ROTORS; TORQUE CONTROL;

COLLABORATIVE OPERATION; MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL SUSPENSION; NORMALLY CLOSED TYPES; RARE-EARTH PERMANENT MAGNETS;

CLUTCHES;

EID: 36148997955     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X07084755     Document Type: Conference Paper

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