Design and development of non-magnetic hierarchical actuator powered by shape memory alloy based bipennate muscle.

ABSTRACT: Actuators are ubiquitous to generate controlled motion through the application of suitable excitation force or torque to perform various operations in manufacturing and industrial automation. The demands placed on faster, smaller, and efficient actuators drive innovation in actuator development. Shape memory alloy (SMA) based actuators have multiple advantages over conventional actuators, including high power-to-weight ratio. This paper integrates the advantages of pennate muscle of a biological system and the unique properties of SMA to develop SMA-based bipennate actuator. The present study explores and expands on the previous SMA actuators by developing the mathematical model of the new actuator based on the bipennate arrangement of the SMA wires and experimentally validating it. The ne

SUBMITTER: Chaurasiya KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9232532 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature