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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2009
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Douglas Martin Linn, White Lake, MI (US);
James W. Wells, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Point, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
Nilesh D. Mankame, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Douglas Martin Linn, White Lake, MI (US);
James W. Wells, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Alan L. Browne, Grosse Point, MI (US);
Nancy L. Johnson, Northville, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A mechanical gripper adapted for grasping a plurality of differing objects, and comprising a plurality of fingers, wherein each finger includes at least one variable impedance member comprising an active material element, the element, when activated and deactivated, undergoes a reversible change in impedance, and the change in impedance enables the gripper to be advantageously reconfigured, and/or locked in a reconfigured state.