Response of Grip Force as Effect of Electrics Power Input at Gripper Actuator of NiTi SM495 Wire

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Gripper is mechanism that mounted on the end of the robot arm and used to hold an object and move it to a certain position. Generally, classical gripper is equipped with the driving motor (electric, pneumatic, fluid power) to move the gripper mechanism. In this research, the function of driving motor replaced with gripper motor actuators made of Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) of Nickel Titanium (NiTi) wire type SM495. Problem studied is response of grip force of gripper to varied electrics power input that given to the actuator of gripper made of NiTi SM495 wire. This is a real experimental research using parameters electrical power input which is obtained by varying the applied electric voltage 3, 6, 9, 12 Volt and constant electric current 5 A. Linear springs with various springs constants of 0.14 N/mm; 0.49 N/mm; 0.981 N/mm; 1.308 N /mm were used for measuring grip force of gripper. The obtained data then analyzed using statistics (analysis of variance). The results showed that the electrical power which given to the NiTi based actuator significantly influenced the grip force of gripper. Keywords: actuators, electric power, grip force, gripper, Nickel Titanium, Shape Memory Alloys, SM495 wire

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