Actuators

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Mind Map on Actuators, created by gosrani on 06/10/2014.
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Actuators
  1. Hydraulic
    1. Pros; speed and pressure control
      1. Cons; ext. PSU, heavy, slow, complex
      2. Pneumatic
        1. Pros; easy control
          1. Cons; maintenance- specifically degradation of valve stiffness
          2. Vacuum Suction Cups
            1. Pros; handle fragile objects
              1. Cons; non porous and strong contact area
              2. Deformable rubber grippers
                1. Cons; positional accuracy, occlusion
                  1. Pros; handle fragile objects
                  2. Bernoulli
                    1. Cons; light, flat and rigid components
                      1. Pros; non contact
                      2. Adhesives
                          1. Pros; strong grasp
                          2. Rheological Fluid
                            1. Cons; complex
                              1. Pros; control viscosity with electrical or magnetic field
                              2. SMA- Shape Memory Alloy
                                1. Cons; loss of power density, response delay with size
                                  1. Pros; useful for micro applications
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