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Romansy 14, 2002

... Undergraduate Research Fellowship supported Jason Nikitczuk. Page 366. 340 KJ De Laurentis, e... more ... Undergraduate Research Fellowship supported Jason Nikitczuk. Page 366. 340 KJ De Laurentis, et al. humans, to form a muscle with greater lifting abilities. Bundling wires of like diameter to reach this goal has been done thus far (Mavroidis et al., 2000; Mosley & Mavroidis ...

This research studied the optimal design of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) muscle wire bundle actuators... more This research studied the optimal design of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) muscle wire bundle actuators. Current literature describes the use of multiple muscle wires placed in parallel to increase the lifting capabilities of an SMA actuator, which however, is limited to wires of like-diameter. A constrained optimization problem was formulated, with constraints on the maximum number of wires, voltage applied, and SMA bundle length and cross-sectional area, that explored the use of several different diameter wires for the development of an optimal SMA bundle actuator that will be able to apply maximum force. As a case study, the optimal design of SMA bundle actuators for the Rutgers robotic hand is presented.

Symposium on Haptic Interfaces for Virtual Environment and Teleoperator Systems, 2003

Force-feedback mechanisms ,have been designed ,to simplify and enhance ,the human-vehicle interfa... more Force-feedback mechanisms ,have been designed ,to simplify and enhance ,the human-vehicle interface. The increase in secondary,controls within vehicle cockpits has created a desire for a simpler, more efficient humanvehicle interface. By consolidating various controls into a single, haptic feedback control device, information can be transmitted to the operator, without requiring the driver’s visual attention. In this paper Electro-Rheological Fluids

Dynamic Systems and Control, Volumes 1 and 2, 2003