Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top You've loaded an old revision of the document! If you save it, you will create a new version with this data. Media Files====Actuator technology==== related: [[Sensor Technology]], [[Human Interface System]] ====Selected types==== * electric motor * brakes * pneumatic (air) * hydraulic (water) * Shape memory alloy (metal, as lina described) * piezoelectric * piezoelectric pressure valve: http://www.acx.com/lab/cool_piezo.html ====Shape memory alloys==== Heat dissipation and response time may be significant impediments. Sample kits available through hobbyist sites. By the meter, this stuff is rather cheap ($5 per meter, roughly) http://www.dynalloy.com/sampleapplications ====Additional links on SM alloy==== http://www.smst.org/smstweblinks.html http://www.robotstore.com Including numerous kits and a text: "Actuator Design Using Shape Memory Alloys", as well as off the shelf integrated shape memory alloy actuators (20 cost $80, or 100 cost $300..) These have 20 mm displacement, and one pound pull Please fill all the letters into the box to prove you're human. Please keep this field empty: SavePreviewCancel Edit summary Note: By editing this page you agree to license your content under the following license: CC Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International actuator_technology.1184252777.txt.gz Last modified: 2007-07-12 15:06by nik