Self-folding shape memory laminates for automated fabrication

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 4931-4936

  Tolley, Michael T ^a   Felton, Samuel M ^a   Miyashita, Shuhei ^b   Xu, Lily ^a   Shin, Byunghyun ^a   Zhou, Monica ^a   Rus, Daniela ^b   Wood, Robert J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED FABRICATION; COMPLEX INFRASTRUCTURES; ENGINEERED SYSTEMS; EXOTIC MATERIALS; FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURES; SHAPE MEMORY;

INTELLIGENT ROBOTS;

EID: 84893747539     PISSN: 21530858     EISSN: 21530866     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2013.6697068     Document Type: Conference Paper

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