• 대한전기학회논문지:전기물성ㆍ응용부문C
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.269-274
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• 1999

A bending actuator using zigzag type shape memory alloy springs has been fabricated and characterized. The fabricated millimeter-sized actuator has outer diameter of 3.0mm and inner diameter of 2.0mm. The zigzag type spring is more suitable for thin wall type actuator because the zigzag type spring has a planar structure comparing with the coil type spring which has a three-dimensional structure. The measured characteristics of the fabricated bending actuator show the possibility of practical application to micro active bending catheters.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1998년도 하계학술대회 논문집 G
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• pp.2512-2514
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• 1998

The bending actuator using zigzag type shape memory alloy springs has been fabricated and characterized. The small sized actuator with outer diameter of 3.0mm and inner diameter of 2.0mm could be implemented because zigzag type spring has advantages for thin wall type actuator over the coil type spring. The measured characteristics of the fabricated bending actuator show the possibility of practical application to micro active bending catheter.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 1995년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1071-1074
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• 1995

This paper proposes two directional bending actator using three link, two shape memory alloys(SMA) of coil-type springs and two guide wires. By the heating of two SMA springs sequentially, the bending and stretching of the actuator is possible. Bending angle, force and repeated bending motion of actuator were measured and characterized. The performance of the actuator has been characterized for the possible application for catheter.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2013

In order to operate a search and rescue robot in hazardous area, the robot requires high mobility and adaptable locomotion for moving in unpredictable environments. In this paper, we propose the deformable soft wheel robot that can produce three kinds of driving modes; caterpillar driving mode, normal wheel driving mode, legged-wheel driving mode. The robot changes its driving mode as it faces the various obstacles such as a small gap, stairs etc. Soft film and composite materials are used for fabrication of deformable wheel structure and Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) coil spring actuators are attached on the structure as an artificial muscle. Film lamination and an composite manufacturing process is introduced and the robot design is required to be modified and compromised to applying the manufacturing process. The prototype is developed and tested for verifying feasibility of the deformable wheel locomotion.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.1301-1307
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• 2011

슬관절 소작용 완드(Electrosurgical Knee Wand, EKW)는 고주파 소작법으로 슬관절 인대, 조직 등의 응고, 삭마, 절제, 등에 적용된다. EKW와 radiofrequency를 이용한 조직응고, 삭마 등의 슬관절 수술에서 수술안전성, 편의성 및 성공률을 극대화하기 위해서는 병변에 매우 정확하고 안전하게 EKW가 선택적 접근을 할 수 있도록 유도하는 탁월한 방향조종제어능이 핵심기술이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 대퇴경골부 제한적인 공간에서 가장 적합한 수술용 의료기기 액추에이터로 판단되는 형상기억합금(SMA) 와이어를 이용하여 형상기억효과를 극대화 할 수 있는 SMA 인장스프링 모델을 제작하여 실험을 수행하였다. 또한 SMA의 열전기적 특성 및 전류변화에 따른 온도특성에 대한 연구를 수행하고 SMA 인장스프링의 설계조건에 따른 회복력 및 행정거리의 관계를 평가하였다. 그 결과, SMA 인장스프링의 직경이 작아질수록 최대온도는 증가하였다. 전류인가 15초의 경우는 전류량 증가와 힘의 증가가 비례한 반면, 전류인가 30초는 매우 불안정한 결과가 나타났다. 반면, 전류량 증가와 행정거리(TS) 증가 관계는 전류인가 15초일 때가 전류인가 30초일 때보다 더 안정적인 결과가 나타났다.