Paper Title:

Design of a Driving Kinematical Joint Actuated with Intelligent Materials Used in Structure of Industrial Robots

Periodical Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 162)
Main Theme Mechanisms, Mechanical Transmissions and Robotics
Edited by Grigore Gogu, Inocentiu Maniu, Erwin-Christian Lovasz, Jean-Christophe Fauroux and Valentin Ciupe
Pages 106-111
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.162.106
Citation Ion Vela et al., 2012, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 162, 106
Online since March, 2012
Authors Ion Vela, Daniel Gheorge Vela, Viorel Bizau, Calin Octavian Miclosina, Daniel Amariei
Keywords Actuator, Intelligent Materials, Kinematical Joint, Robots
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Abstract

The paper presents the design of a driving kinematical joint driven by a shape memory alloy actuator, which has the capacity to ensure a control of displacements and of forces in both directions. There are presented some aspects regarding the main designing elements of the driving kinematical joint and of the actuator. The constructive solution, an original conception, presents a series of advantages. Thus, the use of electric, hydraulic or pneumatic engines or machines was eliminated, decreasing the weight and size of the driving kinematical joint, decreasing the energetic consumption, having a simple and viable construction. In order to verify the presented device functionality the numerical simulation method of specialized SolidWorks software was used.