The design of a hybrid DC motor/SMA actuated robotic hand based on physiological and anatomical synergies

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2008. === Includes bibliographical references (p. 73-74). === A new approach to the design and control of multi-fingered hands using hybrid DC motor-Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) array actuators is presented in this th...

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Main Author: Rosmarin, Josiah Benjamin
Other Authors: H. Harry Asada.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46462