Abstract: Flexure hinge-based compliant mechanisms find extensive applications in micro/nano actuation, where their transmission characteristics are significantly affected by stiffness. Traditional ...

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In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

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For example, SMA stripes have been embedded in a SMP matrix for a wind-responsive façade system (Lignarolo et al., 2011). A fiber reinforced SMP hinge has been tested to control the orientation of a ...