In this article, we demonstrate a mechanical-mechanism enhanced thermomagnetic tweezer. The tweezer which utilizes a thermal-magnetic-mechanical converting consists of two cross-jointed Al arms, two Gd sheets, two NdFeB hard magnets, two thermoelectric generators (TEGs), and a ball bearing set. When comparing conventional thermomagnetic grippers, our thermomagnetic tweezer can grip either ferromagnetic or non-ferromagnetic objects and avoid producing temperature-influence to the gripped objects. Experimental results show that we can control TEGs to generate a temperature difference to operate the tweezer to grip small ferromagnetic objects (such as NdFeB hard magnet) and other non-ferromagnetic objects (such as PMMA bulk). The maximum gripping force produced by the tweezer operated by applying the DC current of 1.3 A with the voltage of 0.85 V is 0.59 newton. The corresponding gripping and releasing duration is 7.9 seconds and 8.1 seconds, respectively. According to these results, our tweezer would produce more practical objects-gripping applications.
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ASME 2015 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems
September 21–23, 2015
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
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978-0-7918-5730-4
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A Novel Mechanical-Mechanism Enhanced Thermomagnetic Tweezer Demonstrating Gripping of Ferromagnetic and Non-Ferromagnetic Objects
Hsin-Min Wang,
Hsin-Min Wang
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Tien-Kan Chung,
Tien-Kan Chung
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Chin-Chung Chen,
Chin-Chung Chen
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Chih-Cheng Cheng,
Chih-Cheng Cheng
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Chu-Yi Lin
Chu-Yi Lin
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Hsin-Min Wang
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Tien-Kan Chung
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Chin-Chung Chen
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Chih-Cheng Cheng
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Chu-Yi Lin
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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SMASIS2015-9048, V002T04A021; 6 pages
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January 11, 2016
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Wang, H, Chung, T, Chen, C, Cheng, C, & Lin, C. "A Novel Mechanical-Mechanism Enhanced Thermomagnetic Tweezer Demonstrating Gripping of Ferromagnetic and Non-Ferromagnetic Objects." Proceedings of the ASME 2015 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems. Volume 2: Integrated System Design and Implementation; Structural Health Monitoring; Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting. Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. September 21–23, 2015. V002T04A021. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2015-9048
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