Applicability of shape memory alloy wire for an active, soft orthotic

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 20, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 658-662

  Stirling, Leia ^a   Yu, Chih Han ^a   Miller, Jason ^a   Hawkes, Elliot ^a   Wood, Robert ^a   Goldfield, Eugene ^b   Nagpal, Radhika ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gait; Orthotic; Shape memory alloy springs

Indexed keywords

GAIT; GAIT CYCLES; HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES; MUSCLE ACTIVITIES; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISORDERS; NITI SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS; NUMBER OF ACTUATORS; POWER CONDITIONS; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY WIRE; SMA WIRE; SWING PHASE; TIME-SCALES;

ALLOYS; DISEASES; MUSCLE; PATHOLOGY; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); WIRE;

ORTHOTICS;

EID: 80052622165     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11665-011-9858-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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