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Development of intelligent McKibben actuator [PDF]
, 2005 The aim of this study is to develop an intelligent McKibben actuator with an integrated soft displacement sensor inside, so that displacement of this actuator can be controlled without having any extra devices attached.
S. Wakimoto +5 more
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Optical Angular Sensor for Space Applications
Sensors, 2021 This paper describes a silicon/glass sensing structure for axial angle measurements. The presented optical angular sensor can statically measure the angle φ of any apparatus depending on the torsion of the optical component against the sensor housing ...
Alexander Dabsch +3 more
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Delivery actuator for a transcervical sterilization device [PDF]
, 2010 The use of delivery systems in the human body for positioning and deploying implants, such as closure devices, dilation balloons, stents, coils and sterilization devices, are gaining more importance to preclude surgical incisions and general anesthesia ...
Rehan, Muhammad +5 more
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Materials Research Letters, 2023 Ferroelectric polymer PVDF possesses different polymorphs. Solution-processed thin films crystallize mostly into the paraelectric α-phase. From α-PVDF, the electroactive phases β-, γ-, δ-PVDF can be achieved by further treatments.
Davide Disnan +6 more
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Intermodal coupling spectroscopy of mechanical modes in microcantilevers
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2023 Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is highly regarded as a lens peering into the next discoveries of nanotechnology. Fundamental research in atomic interactions, molecular reactions, and biological cell behaviour are key focal points, demanding a continuous ...
Ioan Ignat +5 more
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Optimized Batch Process for Organic MEMS Devices
Proceedings, 2018 Recently, organic electromechanical transducers have attracted intense scientific and technological interest due to their unique mechanical flexibility and their piezoelectric properties.
Jonas Hafner +4 more
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Proceedings, 2018 In preliminary studies it could be shown that single crystalline silicon carbide wafers can be porosified with metal assisted photochemical etching. Furthermore, the generation of porous areas which are locally defined is possible with this method.
Markus Leitgeb +4 more
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, 2022 An actuator built with flexible material has the advantage of smaller size and can withstand certain collisions better than actuators with rigid material.
Haiqiang Liu +4 more
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Atomic Layer Deposition of TiO2 Nanocoatings on ZnO Nanowires for Improved Photocatalytic Stability
International Journal of Photoenergy, 2019 Photocatalytic water splitting represents an emerging technology well positioned to satisfy the growing need for low-energy, low CO2, economically viable hydrogen gas production.
Emmeline Kao +3 more
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Designs for miniaturization of bending actuator utilizing hydrogen storage alloy [PDF]
, 2013 Bending behavior of a miniature actuator utilizing Pd-Ni hydrogen storage alloy (HSA) has been investigated on hydriding and dehydriding process. The actuator has a bimorph structure consisting of the HSA thin sheet and copper plating on one side of the ...
Kagawa, Akio +2 more
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