Design and optimization strategies for muscle-like direct-drive linear permanent-magnet motors

International Journal of Robotics Research

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 834-845

  Ruddy, Bryan P ^a   Hunter, Ian W ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuator design; Electric motors; Muscle

Indexed keywords

ACTUATOR DESIGN; ANALYTICAL MODELING; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; DESIGN SPECIFICATION; DIRECT DRIVE; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FLAPPING-WING; FORCE DENSITY; PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR; SCALING PROPERTIES;

AC MOTORS; ACTUATORS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MUSCLE; PERMANENT MAGNETS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 80052203787     PISSN: 02783649     EISSN: 17413176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0278364911404260     Document Type: Conference Paper

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