Scaling up shape memory alloy actuators using a recruitment control architecture

This paper presents new experimental results from a human-size robotic forearm, created to demonstrate the effectiveness of recruitment-based control architectures for large actuators made from shape memory alloys (SMA) and other active materials. The robot arm is actuated antagonistically by two ac...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Odhner, Lael U., Asada, Harry
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/77094
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3155-6223