Abstract
Advances in self-Adjusting wearables have been made possible with the use of actuator "springs" fabricated from shape memory alloy (SMA) wire. These actuators are effective in compressing or closing a garment. However, once the actuator power source is disconnected the actuators can stretch out and displace from the actuated position from the existing counterforces. In this paper a variable control latching mechanism will be presented and discussed for use as a method of "locking" and fastening these actuators in place to prevent displacement.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | UbiComp 2016 Adjunct - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
| Pages | 452-457 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450344623 |
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| State | Published - Sep 12 2016 |
| Event | 2016 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, UbiComp 2016 - Heidelberg, Germany Duration: Sep 12 2016 → Sep 16 2016 |
Publication series
| Name | UbiComp 2016 Adjunct - Proceedings of the 2016 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing |
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Other
| Other | 2016 ACM International Joint Conference on Pervasive and Ubiquitous Computing, UbiComp 2016 |
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| Country/Territory | Germany |
| City | Heidelberg |
| Period | 9/12/16 → 9/16/16 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:National Science Foundation under grant #IIS-1116719.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 ACM.
Keywords
- Latching Mechanism
- Shape Memory Alloy (SMA)
- Variable Control
- Wearables