Modeling and implementation of solder-activated joints for single-actuator, centimeter-scale robotic mechanisms

Modeling and implementation of solder-activated joints for single-actuator, centimeter-scale robotic mechanisms

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We explain when, and why, solder-based phase change materials (PCMs) are best-suited as a means to modify a robotic mechanism's kinematic and elastomechanic behavior. The preceding refers to mechanisms that possess joints which may be thermally locked and unlocked via a material phase change wi...

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Main Authors: Telleria, Maria J., Hansen, Malik, Campbell, Don, Servi, Amelia T., Culpepper, Martin Luther
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78616
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8014-1940

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78616
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8014-1940

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