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Flexible shape-memory alloy-based actuator: Mechanical design optimization according to application

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dc.affiliation.dptoUC3M. Departamento de IngenierĂ­a de Sistemas y AutomĂ¡ticaes
dc.affiliation.grupoinvUC3M. Grupo de InvestigaciĂ³n: Laboratorio de RobĂ³tica (Robotics Lab)es
dc.contributor.authorCopaci, Dorin Sabin
dc.contributor.authorBlanco Rojas, MarĂ­a Dolores
dc.contributor.authorMoreno Lorente, Luis Enrique
dc.contributor.funderComunidad de Madrides
dc.contributor.funderMinisterio de Economía y Competitividad (España)es
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-27T10:54:51Z
dc.date.available2022-01-27T10:54:51Z
dc.date.issued2019-09
dc.descriptionThis article belongs to the Special Issue Actuators Based on Shape Memory Alloys.en
dc.description.abstractNew robotic applications, among others, in medical and related fields, have in recent years boosted research in the development of new actuators in the search for solutions that are lighter and more flexible than conventional actuators. Shape-Memory Alloy (SMA)-based actuators present characteristics that make them an excellent alternative in a wide variety of applications. This paper presents the design, tests (with the control description) and analysis of various configurations of actuators based on SMA wires: flexible SMA actuators, different mechanical design to multiply the displacement and different configurations for actuators with multiple SMA wires. The performance of the actuators has been analyzed using wires of different activation temperatures. The influence of the Bowden sheath of the flexible actuator has been tested, as has the thermal behavior of actuators with several wires. This work has allowed determination of the most effective configuration for the development of a flexible actuator based on SMA, from the point of view of dimensions, efficiency, and work frequency. This type of actuator has been applied in the development of soft robots and light robotic exoskeletons.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe research leading to these results has received funding from the Exoesqueleto para Diagnostico y Asistencia en Tareas de ManipulaciĂ³n (DPI2016-75346-R) Spanish research project and from RoboCity2030-DIH-CM, Madrid Robotics Digital Innovation Hub, S2018/NMT-4331, funded by ¿Programas de Actividades I+D en la Comunidad de Madrid¿ and cofunded by Structural Funds of the EU.en
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dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationCopaci, D., Blanco, D. & Moreno, L. E. (2019). Flexible Shape-Memory Alloy-Based Actuator: Mechanical Design Optimization According to Application. Actuators, 8(3), 63.en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/act8030063
dc.identifier.issn2076-0825
dc.identifier.publicationfirstpage63
dc.identifier.publicationissue3
dc.identifier.publicationtitleActuatorsen
dc.identifier.publicationvolume8
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10016/33981
dc.identifier.uxxiAR/0000029173
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.relation.projectIDGobierno de España. DPI2016-75346-Res
dc.relation.projectIDComunidad de Madrid. S2018/NMT-4331es
dc.rights© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.en
dc.rightsAtribuciĂ³n 3.0 España*
dc.rights.accessRightsopen accessen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/*
dc.subject.ecienciaRobĂ³tica e InformĂ¡tica Industriales
dc.subject.otherSma-based actuatorsen
dc.subject.otherMechanical designen
dc.subject.otherFlexible actuatorsen
dc.titleFlexible shape-memory alloy-based actuator: Mechanical design optimization according to applicationen
dc.typeresearch article*
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