The integrated fabrication of body structures, actuators, sensors, and electronic circuits into one robot system is an open problem in robotics. Simple and rapid construction of electric actuators in ...

This paper deals with modeling, based on magnetic equivalent circuit (MEC), of a linear actuator intended for the control of electromagnetic valves. Adopted technique uses a permeance network obtained ...

Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) are metals that deform when heated and return to their original shape when cooled. Team 15 was sponsored by Festo, an industrial automation leader, to develop an ...