6. Acronyms, notations and symbols

Bibliography

• (1) - VANDERBORGHT (B.) et al -  Variable impedance actuators : A review, Robotics and Autonomous Systems,  -  Vol 61, pp 1601-1614 (2013).
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Websites

Cedrat Technologies http://www.cedrat-technologies.com

Festo https://www.festo.com/catalogue/dmsp

Piezomotor Uppsala AB ...

Events

Micronora: Europe's leading microtechnology and precision trade show (every two years in even-numbered years). http://www.micronora.com/

Standards and norms

• AFNOR Shape memory alloys (AMF) – Vocabulary and measurements - NF A51-080 AFNOR - 1991

Patents

Takagi et al. Pneumatic Actuator for Manipulator, US patent 4,615,260 (1986)

Richard H. Gaylor, Fluid Actuated Motor System and Stroking Device, US patent 2,844,126 (1958).

Thanks

This work was partly funded by the PAI 7/38 MicroMAST network initiated by the Belgian Federal Science Policy (BELSPO), by the ARC Prediction project, and by the Erasmus Mundus EASED program.