Tag: Shape Memory Alloy
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Design and testing of an SMA-actuated fin for bioinspired soft robots
The thesis consists of designing a fin inspired by the cownose ray, entirely made of silicone rubber, without any rigid mechanism inside, and actuated by SMA (Shape Memory Alloy) coils. The lack of rigid elements inside the fin helps reproduce better the natural movement of these fishes, and arranging the coils in pairs, they work