Modeling and implementation of solder-activated joints for single-actuator, centimeter-scale robotic mechanisms

Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1681-1686

  Telleria, Maria J ^a   Hansen, Malik ^b   Campbell, Don ^b   Servi, Amelia ^a   Culpepper, Martin L ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b Boston Dynamics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRAWLING ROBOTS; FINE TUNING; FIRST-ORDER MODELS; JOINT DESIGNS; JOINT GEOMETRY; JOINT PERFORMANCE; MATERIAL PROPERTY; PHASE CHANGE; PHYSICS-BASED; ROBOTIC MECHANISMS;

ACTUATORS; PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS; ROBOTS; SOLDERING ALLOYS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 77955787954     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2010.5509720     Document Type: Conference Paper

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