Authors:
Claudio Rossi
1
;
William Coral
2
and
Julian Colorado
3
Affiliations:
1
Centre for Automation and Robotics UPM-CSIC, Madrid and Spain
;
2
Department of Mechatronics Engineering, Corporación Universitaria del Huila and Colombia
;
3
School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá and Colombia
Keyword(s):
Artificial Muscles, Smart Materials, Bio-inspired Robots.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Engineering Applications
;
Force and Tactile Sensors
;
Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics
;
Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization
;
Mechatronics Systems
;
Real-Time Systems Control
;
Robot Design, Development and Control
;
Robotics and Automation
;
Signal Processing, Sensors, Systems Modeling and Control
;
Space and Underwater Robotics
;
System Identification
;
System Modeling
Abstract:
In the last years, we have been working on exploring alternative actuation technologies for the future service and personal robots. These shall allow designing lighter and safer robots, devoid of conventional mechanical transmission mechanisms i.e. motor-less and gear-less robots. Here, we summarise our work with Shape Memory Alloys. We show that, despite their known limitations, by finding suitable niches of application, dedicated mechatronics design, and ad-hoc control strategies, SMAs can effectively be used as an alternative actuation technology for robotic systems.