SBC hand: A lightweight robotic hand with an SMA actuator array implementing C-segmentation

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 921-926

  Cho, Kyu Jin ^a   Rosmarin, Josiah ^a   Asada, Harry ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuator; Grasps; Robotic hand; Synergy

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); JOULE HEATING; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

ACTUATOR ARRAYS; GRASPING POSTURES;

END EFFECTORS;

EID: 36348985007     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2007.363103     Document Type: Conference Paper

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