Mechanically programmed self-folding at the millimeter scale

IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1232-1237

  Felton, Samuel M ^a   Tolley, Michael T ^a   Wood, Robert J ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; MEMS; WAGES;

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; FIVE-BAR LINKAGES; FOLDING PATTERNS; FOLDING TECHNIQUE; HIGH ASPECT RATIO; MANUFACTURING TIME; MEMS FABRICATION TECHNIQUES; TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 84907919745     PISSN: 21618070     EISSN: 21618089     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CoASE.2014.6899484     Document Type: Conference Paper

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