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Miniature Actuators

"Miniature Actuator" is an actuating device that employs shape memory alloy materials to generate precise mechanical motion or force at a small scale, distinguished by its compact dimensions and suitability for integration in microsystems where space and weight are constrained.

418

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18.8K

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1.4K

Authors

404

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2017–2026

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Publications

418

Full control of a quadrotor

Samir Bouabdallah, Roland Siegwart · 2007 · 796 citations · Full text

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Microrobots for Micrometer-Size Objects in Aqueous Media: Potential Tools for Single-Cell Manipulation

Edwin W. H. Jager, Olle Inganäs, I. Lundström · Science · 2000 · 572 citations

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New materials for micro-scale sensors and actuators

Stephen Wilson, Renaud Jourdain, Qi Zhang et al. · Materials Science and Engineering R Reports · 2007 · 509 citations · Full text

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Multi-stimuli-responsive programmable biomimetic actuator

Yue Dong, Jie Wang, Xu-Kui GUO et al. · Nature Communications · 2019 · 366 citations · Full text

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Applying a flexible microactuator to robotic mechanisms

Koichi Suzumori, S. Iikura, Hirohisa Tanaka · IEEE Control Systems · 1992 · 300 citations

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Authors

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  1. PD
    Paolo Dario

    Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy

    10 publications · 491 citations

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  2. DR
    Dominiek Reynaerts

    KU Leuven, Belgium

    8 publications · 323 citations

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  3. MS
    Metin Sitti

    Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Germany

    7 publications · 527 citations

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  4. KI
    K. Ikuta

    Nagoya University, Japan

    6 publications · 535 citations

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  5. MC
    Maria Chiara Carrozza

    Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Italy

    6 publications · 322 citations

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Institutions

404

  1. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    14 h-index

    32 publications

    1.3K citations

  2. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    13 h-index

    35 publications

    3.4K citations

  3. Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

    Pisa, Italy

    12 h-index

    46 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    10 h-index

    42 publications

    1.7K citations

  5. Harbin Institute of Technology

    Harbin, China

    9 h-index

    31 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    31 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. Nagoya University

    Nagoya, Japan

    9 h-index

    15 publications

    518 citations

  8. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    1.7K citations

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Venues

  1. Sensors and Actuators A Physical

    28 publications · 1K citations

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  2. Smart Materials and Structures

    SMS · 18 publications · 726 citations

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  3. 12

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  4. Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

    JMM · 11 publications · 679 citations

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  5. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

    10 publications · 271 citations

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