Design and highly accurate 3D displacement characterisation of monolithic SMA icrogripper using computer vision

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3202, Issue , 1998, Pages 2-11

  Bellouard, Yves ^a   Sulzmann, Armin ^a   Jacot, Jacques ^a   Clavel, Reymond ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3D computer vision; 3D microscopy; Micro actuator characterisation; Micro gripper; Shape memory alloys

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ALLOYS; CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES; COMPUTER VISION; GRIPPERS; IMAGE PROCESSING; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MICROOPTICS; MICROSYSTEMS; OBJECT RECOGNITION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

3D COMPUTER VISION; 3D MICROSCOPY; MICRO ACTUATOR CHARACTERISATION; MICRO GRIPPER; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 58849154542     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.298026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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