Tele-operated system using shape memory alloys as actuators

• Main Authors: Menor, Cecilia P., Sanchez, Kristine S., Yang, Chih Hong C., Yuson, Paolo Cesar J.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 1994
• Subjects: Actuators; Computer systems; Robotics; Automatic control
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/16370
• Institution: De La Salle University

The Tele-Operated System, or TOS, is basically a master-slave set-up. It is designed for the simple task of emulating the movements of the human arm, i.e. a robotic arm tries to imitate the movements of the arm of a person wearing the simulator, including picking and/or placing of small, light-weight objects at a distance from the human operator. The system is composed of five mainly integrated modules: the Human Arm Simulator, the Analog-to-Digital Converter, the Interface Card Unit, the Digital-to-Analog Converter, and the Robotic Arm. A special feature of the system includes the application of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) wires, also called Muscle Wires, within the robotic arm module to serve as its actuators. The findings and product of this thesis shall conclusively give a greater awareness to users concerning the concept of tele-operated systems. A better perspective of the said system shall thereby be attained for the benefit of the users' knowledge. And hopefully, it shall open a wider range of applications for its use thereof.