Our project is a compliant mechanism powered by a nitinol actuator with the intention of providing to provide a new, more suitable design for lunar exploration, as it would have a greater resistance to mechanical wear, less mass, higher energy efficiency, and increased simplicity, relative to current designs. Our mechanism consisted of two main alterations: 1. compliant joints and 2. power input from a nitinol actuator.
The Team:
The members of this project consisted of Evan Blount, Joshua Cheung, and George Coutoumanos, three undergraduate students at the University of Texas at Austin. This project was completed in the Fall semester of 2023.
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