Kinematic design of a serial-parallel hybrid finger mechanism actuated by twisted-and-coiled polymer
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmachtheory.2020.103951
Abstract: Abstract Flexible actuators composed of twisted and coiled polymers (TCPs) can provide excellent performance such as high power-to-weight ratios for robotic hands. This paper presents a systematic methodology for the kinematic design of the TCP-actuated… read more here.
Keywords: kinematic design; twisted coiled; mechanism; finger mechanism ... See more keywords