Hirose et al., 1989 - Google Patents
Development of a shape memory alloy actuator. Measurement of material characteristics and development of active endoscopesHirose et al., 1989
- Document ID
- 10745262587459109596
- Author
- Hirose S
- Ikuta K
- Tsukamoto M
- Publication year
- Publication venue
- Advanced Robotics
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Endoscopes are nowadays playing a very important role in the medical and industrial fields, and will further increase their importance and applications if they are provided with more flexibility or freedom of flexure at probing into, for instance, human internal organs. The …
- 229910001285 shape-memory alloy 0 title abstract description 102
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