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Compact, Lightweight Servo-Controllable BrakesCompact, lightweight servo-controllable brakes capable of high torques are being developed for incorporation into robot joints. A brake of this type is based partly on the capstan effect of tension elements. In a brake of the type under development, a controllable intermediate state of torque is reached through on/off switching at a high frequency.
Document ID
20100028902
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Other - NASA Tech Brief
Authors
Lovchik, Christopher S. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Townsend, William (Barrett Technology, Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Guertin, Jeffrey (Barrett Technology, Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Matsuoka, Yoky (Carnegie-Mellon Univ. Pittsburgh, PA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
August 1, 2010
Publication Information
Publication: NASA Tech Briefs, August 2010
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
MSC-23389-1
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.

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