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ICRA
2005
IEEE
168views Robotics» more  ICRA 2005»
13 years 10 months ago
Control of Scalable Wet SMA Actuator Arrays
- This paper presents a new control method to drive an array of wet Shape Memory Alloy actuators utilizing a Matrix Manifold and Valve system (MMV). The MMV architecture allows a v...
L. Flemming, Stephen A. Mascaro
ICRA
2003
IEEE
156views Robotics» more  ICRA 2003»
13 years 9 months ago
Wet Shape Memory Alloy Actuators for Active Vasculated Robotic Flesh
− A new type of actuator is presented where Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) wires are embedded within artificial “blood vessels.” Fluid flowing through vessels allows the SMA wires ...
Stephen A. Mascaro, H. Harry Asada
TEI
2010
ACM
157views Hardware» more  TEI 2010»
13 years 11 months ago
Relief: a scalable actuated shape display
Relief is an actuated tabletop display, which is able to render and animate three-dimensional shapes with a malleable surface. It allows users to experience and form digital model...
Daniel Leithinger, Hiroshi Ishii
ICRA
2005
IEEE
171views Robotics» more  ICRA 2005»
13 years 10 months ago
Control Method for a 3D Form Display with Coil-type Shape Memory Alloy
- We previously proposed a new 3D form display actuated by shape memory alloy (SMA), which is capable of displaying large scale objects sequentially. Based on our devised method, o...
Masashi Nakatani, Hiroyuki Kajimoto, Kevin Vlack, ...