A new inter-phalangeal actuator for dexterous micro-grippers
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چکیده
This paper presents a shape memory alloy (SMA) ac-tuator aimed to be integrated in the phalanx of a dex-terous micro-gripper. Its original design mechanically decouples motion transmission from force transmission. After a brief discussion on the operating principles of the actuator, the kinematics of the mechanism and its general features are speciied. A thermo-mechanical model of the SMA bers dynamics is then derived from an experimental analysis. Based on this model, a rational design methodology is proposed for the ac-tuator. The last part of the paper shows experimental results. A prototype has been developed using the proposed design methodology. The paper shows the open loop results of this device. Additionally, a position switching mode controller is designed to improve precision and robustness.
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