A two-degrees-of-freedom miniature manipulator actuated by antagonistic shape memory alloys

Physics & Astronomy

• shape memory alloys 72%
• manipulators 59%
• degrees of freedom 54%
• actuators 47%
• actuation 20%
• wire 14%
• muscles 10%
• controllers 9%
• stiffness 8%
• flux density 7%
• performance 4%
• temperature 2%

Engineering & Materials Science

• Degrees of freedom (mechanics) 75%
• Shape memory effect 73%
• Manipulators 59%
• Actuators 43%
• Wire 14%
• Muscle 9%
• Stiffness 6%
• Controllers 5%
• Temperature 3%
• Experiments 3%

Chemical Compounds

• Weight 5%
• Energy 4%