Shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators: The role of material, form, and scaling effects

MS Kim, JK Heo, H Rodrigue, HT Lee… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are smart materials that are widely used to create intelligent
devices because of their high energy density, actuation strain, and biocompatibility …

[HTML][HTML] Shape memory alloy-based wearables: a review, and conceptual frameworks on HCI and HRI in Industry 4.0

R Srivastava, SH Alsamhi, N Murray, D Devine - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Ever since its discovery, the applications of Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) can be found
across a range of application domains, from structural design to medical technology. This is …

[HTML][HTML] Personal thermal management by radiative cooling and heating

S Xue, G Huang, Q Chen, X Wang, J Fan, D Shou - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
Maintaining thermal comfort within the human body is crucial for optimal health and overall
well-being. By merely broadening the set-point of indoor temperatures, we could …

Soft exosuit based on fabric muscle for upper limb assistance

SJ Park, K Choi, H Rodrigue… - IEEE/ASME Transactions …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Upper limb exosuits (ULEs) are wearable robots that can assist arms to lift or support an
object. However, heavy wearable equipment often interferes with the free movement of a …

Mapping actuating performance of knitted shape memory alloys and proposing design guidelines for assistive wearable applications

SM Lee, WK Jung, J Park - Journal of Industrial Textiles, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to map the actuating performance of knitted SMA modules,
and propose design guidelines for developing optimal SMA actuators, to be used in …

Feasibility of a warp-knitted shape memory alloy rehabilitation glove

SM Lee, G Shin, H Im, M Oh… - Journal of Industrial …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Shape memory alloys (SMAs) have an innate property that allows them to return to a
memorized form when stimulated. They have been recently designed as flexible fabrics for …

A differentiable actuator extends potential configurations of modular robots

H Li, X Zhang, W Liang, E Xiao… - Smart Materials and …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can be differentiated into various cell lineages under the
influence of mechano-niche. Inspired by this approach, this study presents a differentiable …

[HTML][HTML] A soft wearable exoglove for rehabilitation assistance: a novel application of knitted shape-memory alloy as a flexible actuator

SM Lee, J Park - Fashion and Textiles, 2024 - Springer
We developed the knitted shape-memory alloy (SMA) as a flexible actuator and applied it to
a soft wearable exoglove for rehabilitation assistance. Based on user needs and …

[HTML][HTML] Impact Energy Absorption Analysis of Shape Memory Hybrid Composites

H Ozair, MAU Rehman, AH Baluch, K Yaqoob… - Journal of Composites …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Shape memory hybrid composites are hybrid structures with fiber-reinforced-polymer matrix
materials. Shape memory wires due to shape memory/super-elastic properties exhibit a …

久坐人群坐姿调整背心的研制与性能评价.

严芳英, 何梦秋, 柯莹 - Journal of Silk, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
不良坐姿是导致久坐人群脊椎变形, 下腰酸痛的主要原因. 为调整久坐人群的坐姿,
本文基于人体功效学, 设计研发了一款坐姿调整背心. 通过真人着装试验, 对坐姿调整背心的热湿 …