artificial muscles – TechConnect Briefs

Carbon Nanotube Fiber-Based Tensegrity Structures

Zajac D., University of California-Berkeley, US

Tensegrity structures characterized by self-equilibrium and super-stability are space structures, which due to their properties are of interest to architects and civil engineers. This paper reviews the possible usage of carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers as [...]

From Electrical to Fuel Powered Artificial Muscles

Kozlov M.E., Oh J., Mirfakhrai T., Zhang M., Fang S., Ferraris J.P., Madden J.D.W., Baughman R.H., University of Texas at Dallas, US

A number of materials ranging from carbon nanotube yarns and sheets to shape memory alloys (SMA) have been explored for the application in the area of artificial muscles (actuators). It was found that if powered [...]