Omega-shaped inchworm-inspired crawling robot with large-index-and-pitch (LIP) SMA spring actuators

IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 419-429

  Koh, Je Sung ^a   Cho, Kyu Jin ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anisotropic friction; Composite; Origami; Printable robot; Shape memory alloy (SMA) spring actuator; Smart composite microstructures (SCMs); Soft robot; Two anchor crawling

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC FRICTION; ORIGAMI; SMART COMPOSITES; SOFT ROBOT; SPRING ACTUATORS; TWO-ANCHOR CRAWLING;

ACTUATORS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; MECHANISMS; ROBOTS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 84881230372     PISSN: 10834435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMECH.2012.2211033     Document Type: Article

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