Low Spring Index NiTi Coil Actuators for Use in Active Compression Garments

This paper describes the modeling, development, and testing of low spring index nickel titanium (NiTi) coil actuators designed for use in wearable compression garments, and presents a prototype tourniquet system using these actuators. NiTi coil actuators produce both large forces (>1 N) and large...

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Main Authors: Holschuh, Bradley T. (Contributor), Obropta, Edward W. (Contributor), Newman, Dava (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2014-07-22T15:37:41Z.
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