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EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringActuatorsMemoryActuator MaterialsElectromechanical SystemsArtificial Muscle ActuatorsElectromechanical ActuatorsElectrothermal ActuationElectrothermal Actuators
The electro-mechanical memory (EMM) actuator material has multiple programmed states; its amplitude can be tuned or switched off, and upon sensing pre-determined temperatures its function and amplitude can be restored.
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