GB2577515B - Detecting Degree of Slack of a Length of Shape Memory Alloy Wire - Google Patents
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- GB2577515B GB2577515B GB1815716.4A GB201815716A GB2577515B GB 2577515 B GB2577515 B GB 2577515B GB 201815716 A GB201815716 A GB 201815716A GB 2577515 B GB2577515 B GB 2577515B
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- slack
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- shape memory
- memory alloy
- alloy wire
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03G—SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS; MECHANICAL-POWER PRODUCING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR OR USING ENERGY SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F03G7/00—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for
- F03G7/06—Mechanical-power-producing mechanisms, not otherwise provided for or using energy sources not otherwise provided for using expansion or contraction of bodies due to heating, cooling, moistening, drying or the like
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- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
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- G06T7/0002—Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection
- G06T7/0004—Industrial image inspection
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- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
- G02B7/003—Alignment of optical elements
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- G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
- G02B7/003—Alignment of optical elements
- G02B7/005—Motorised alignment
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- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
- G02B7/00—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements
- G02B7/02—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses
- G02B7/04—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification
- G02B7/08—Mountings, adjusting means, or light-tight connections, for optical elements for lenses with mechanism for focusing or varying magnification adapted to co-operate with a remote control mechanism
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
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- G06T7/50—Depth or shape recovery
- G06T7/55—Depth or shape recovery from multiple images
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- G—PHYSICS
- G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
- G03B—APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
- G03B2205/00—Adjustment of optical system relative to image or object surface other than for focusing
- G03B2205/0053—Driving means for the movement of one or more optical element
- G03B2205/0076—Driving means for the movement of one or more optical element using shape memory alloys
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- Length Measuring Devices By Optical Means (AREA)
Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB1815716.4A GB2577515B (en) | 2018-09-26 | 2018-09-26 | Detecting Degree of Slack of a Length of Shape Memory Alloy Wire |
PCT/GB2019/052728 WO2020065332A1 (en) | 2018-09-26 | 2019-09-26 | Detecting degree of slack of a length of shape memory alloy wire |
CN201980062750.2A CN112771271B (en) | 2018-09-26 | 2019-09-26 | Detecting the degree of relaxation of a length of shape memory alloy wire |
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GB1815716.4A GB2577515B (en) | 2018-09-26 | 2018-09-26 | Detecting Degree of Slack of a Length of Shape Memory Alloy Wire |
Publications (3)
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GB201815716D0 GB201815716D0 (en) | 2018-11-07 |
GB2577515A GB2577515A (en) | 2020-04-01 |
GB2577515B true GB2577515B (en) | 2021-11-10 |
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CN (1) | CN112771271B (en) |
GB (1) | GB2577515B (en) |
WO (1) | WO2020065332A1 (en) |
Citations (2)
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JP2011229231A (en) * | 2010-04-16 | 2011-11-10 | Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc:The | Cable slack degree observation system |
KR20170107795A (en) * | 2016-03-16 | 2017-09-26 | 울산과학기술원 | Apparatus and Method for Estimating Cable Tension |
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WO2005105516A2 (en) * | 2004-04-28 | 2005-11-10 | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | Rapid heating, cooling and massaging for car seats using integrated shape memory alloy actuators and thermoelectric devices |
GB2451972B (en) | 2006-03-30 | 2010-06-30 | 1 Ltd | Camera lens actuation apparatus |
WO2011104518A1 (en) | 2010-02-26 | 2011-09-01 | Cambridge Mechatronics Limited | Sma actuation apparatus |
KR101932795B1 (en) | 2012-05-25 | 2018-12-26 | 캠브리지 메카트로닉스 리미티드 | Shape memory alloy actuation apparatus |
US9021801B2 (en) * | 2012-08-31 | 2015-05-05 | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | Compensating for incomplete reversal in mechanisms incorporating shape memory alloy wire |
KR102284277B1 (en) * | 2013-09-12 | 2021-08-02 | 캠브리지 메카트로닉스 리미티드 | Insulation of sma actuator wires in a miniature camera |
GB201508968D0 (en) | 2015-05-26 | 2015-07-01 | Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd | SMA wire assembly |
GB2570177A (en) * | 2018-01-11 | 2019-07-17 | Cambridge Mechatronics Ltd | Manufacture of shape memory alloy actuator assemblies |
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- 2018-09-26 GB GB1815716.4A patent/GB2577515B/en active Active
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- 2019-09-26 WO PCT/GB2019/052728 patent/WO2020065332A1/en active Application Filing
- 2019-09-26 CN CN201980062750.2A patent/CN112771271B/en active Active
Patent Citations (2)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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JP2011229231A (en) * | 2010-04-16 | 2011-11-10 | Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc:The | Cable slack degree observation system |
KR20170107795A (en) * | 2016-03-16 | 2017-09-26 | 울산과학기술원 | Apparatus and Method for Estimating Cable Tension |
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GB201815716D0 (en) | 2018-11-07 |
CN112771271B (en) | 2023-06-23 |
WO2020065332A1 (en) | 2020-04-02 |
GB2577515A (en) | 2020-04-01 |
CN112771271A (en) | 2021-05-07 |
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