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Compliant Gripper for a Robotic Manipulator
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Date added: 03/01/2003 |
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Diverse small objects can be manipulated without force-feedback control. |
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Hopping Robot With Wheels
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Date added: 02/01/2003 |
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Hopping and wheeled motions complement each other. |
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Improved Multiple-DOF SAW Piezoelectric Motors
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Date added: 02/01/2003 |
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Actuators wothout bearings or lead screws could be integrated into mechanisms and structures. |
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High-Temperature Switched-Reluctance Electric Motor
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Date added: 02/01/2003 |
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Motors like this one would be incorporated into gas turbines as starter/generators. *For information regarding this Technical Support Package please contact Larry Viterna at cto@grc.nasa.gov |
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System for Centering a Turbofan in a Nacelle During Tests
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Date added: 02/01/2003 |
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The system helps to maintain safety and accuracy. *For information regarding this Technical Support Package please contact Larry Viterna at cto@grc.nasa.gov |
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Pneumatically Actuated Miniature Peristaltic Vacuum Pumps
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Date added: 01/01/2003 |
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Small, rugged, low-power pumps could be fabricated inexpensively. |
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Miniature Gas-Turbine Power Generator
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Date added: 01/01/2003 |
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Energy density would greatly exceed that of a typical battery system. |
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Fail-Safe Electromagnetic Motor Brakes
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Date added: 12/01/2002 |
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These brakes also offer relatively high energy efficiency. |
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Minimally Actuated Hopping Robot
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Date added: 11/01/2002 |
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This robot can traverse terrain that is too cluttered for wheeled vehicles. |
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