Design of a novel compliant differential Shape Memory Alloy actuator

IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 4925-4930

  Guo, Zhao ^a   Yu, Haoyong ^a   Wee, Liang Boon ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DSO NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLIANT ACTUATOR; CONTROL DESIGN; COOLING PROCESS; MECHANICAL JOINTS; RANGE OF MOTIONS; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATORS; TORSION SPRINGS; TRACKING PERFORMANCE;

INTELLIGENT ROBOTS; MICROACTUATORS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; THREE TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS; TORSIONAL STRESS; WIRE;

MECHANICAL ACTUATORS;

EID: 84893758490     PISSN: 21530858     EISSN: 21530866     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2013.6697067     Document Type: Conference Paper

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