SMA ACTUATOR WITH POSITION SENSORS

Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide apparatuses and methods for controlling the position and/or orientation of a moveable component of an actuator, using at least two shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator wires and at least one sensor for sensing position/orientation of the m...

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Main Authors FLOURIS, Andreas, HOWARTH, James, WEBBER, Dominic George, RICHARDS, David Charles William, BROWN, Andrew Benjamin Simpson
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 11.03.2020
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ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USINGWAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES
APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FORPROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM
CINEMATOGRAPHY
ELECTROGRAPHY
HOLOGRAPHY
PHOTOGRAPHY
PHYSICS
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Summary:Broadly speaking, embodiments of the present techniques provide apparatuses and methods for controlling the position and/or orientation of a moveable component of an actuator, using at least two shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator wires and at least one sensor for sensing position/orientation of the moveable component.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20180724173