Recently, significant efforts have been made to develop prostheses, soft rehabilitation, and
assistive devices that enhance the quality of life of limb amputees and the activities of daily …

Devices delivering sophisticated and natural haptic feedback often encompass numerous
mechanical elements, leading to increased sizes and wearability challenges. Shape …

Wearable haptic assistive devices can provide tactile information to visually impaired people
(VIP) to support independent living. However, electromechanical haptic feedback has a …

The idle air control actuator is an important device in automotive engine management
systems to reduce fuel consumption by controlling the engine's idling operation. This …

We developed a shape-changing constructive kit, named Mimosa1. A key component of the
toolkit is the modular hinges, each of which is equipped with two antagonistic shape memory …

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 …

The aim of the study was to find the temperature range of thermal cycling of the NiTi alloys,
which would provide the most stable actuator performance. The pre-deformed NiTi samples …

Since the introduction of large-scale automotive production in 1908, research into the shape
and performance of seats has made steady progress alongside innovation in car interiors …