Manufacturing and processing of NiTi implants: A review

MH Elahinia, M Hashemi, M Tabesh… - Progress in materials …, 2012 - Elsevier
NiTi is categorized as a shape memory alloy that found interesting applications in vast areas
of engineering from aerospace to biomedical; the latter applications are due to its …

A review of SMA-based actuators for bidirectional rotational motion: application to origami robots

K Hu, K Rabenorosoa, M Ouisse - Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are a group of metallic alloys capable of sustaining large
inelastic strains that can be recovered when subjected to a specific process between two …

High-performance robotic muscles from conductive nylon sewing thread

MC Yip, G Niemeyer - 2015 IEEE International Conference on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Natural muscles exhibit high power-to-weight ratios, inherent compliance and dam**, fast
actuation and high dynamic ranges. Unfortunately, traditional robotic actuators have been …

Improving surface finish and wear resistance of additive manufactured nickel-titanium by ultrasonic nano-crystal surface modification

C Ma, MT Andani, H Qin, NS Moghaddam… - Journal of Materials …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nickel-titanium (NiTi) alloys have great potential to be used as biomedical implants or
devices due to their unique functional properties (ie, shape memory properties and …

Continuous nonsingular terminal sliding-mode control of shape memory alloy actuators using time delay estimation

M **, J Lee, KK Ahn - IEEE/ASME Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We have developed a continuous nonsingular terminal sliding-mode control with time-delay
estimation (TDE) for shape memory alloys (SMA) actuators. The proposed method does not …

A shape memory alloy-based tendon-driven actuation system for biomimetic artificial fingers, part I: design and evaluation

V Bundhoo, E Haslam, B Birch, EJ Park - Robotica, 2009 - cambridge.org
In this paper, a new biomimetic tendon-driven actuation system for prosthetic and wearable
robotic hand applications is presented. It is based on the combination of compliant tendon …

A state-of-the-art review on robots and medical devices using smart fluids and shape memory alloys

JW Sohn, GW Kim, SB Choi - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Over the last two decades, smart materials have received significant attention over a broad
range of engineering applications because of their unique and inherent characteristics for …

Design and validation of a reconfigurable robotic end-effector based on shape memory alloys

P Motzki, F Khelfa, L Zimmer, M Schmidt… - IEEE/ASME …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Thermal shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators are known for their superior energy density
(force-volume ratio) compared to other actuation principles, allowing the construction of …

Slewing and vibration control of a single-link flexible manipulator by positive position feedback (PPF)

J Shan, HT Liu, D Sun - Mechatronics, 2005 - Elsevier
Positive position feedback (PPF) is an effective vibration control technique for smart
actuators and has been studied in recent years. In this paper, PPF controller is analyzed and …

Control of an automotive shape memory alloy mirror actuator

EA Williams, G Shaw, M Elahinia - Mechatronics, 2010 - Elsevier
Automobile designers are continuously trying to improve the safety and comfort of new car
models. In many cases this translates to the need for less expensive and compact actuators …