25-01-2010, 12:33
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Mad Scientist
AKA: Me
 FRC #2040 (DERT) Team Role: Engineer
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Rookie Year: 2003
Location: Peoria, IL
Posts: 1,968
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Re: Clutch system
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Originally Posted by Alan Anderson
There are clutches that use a magnetorheological fluid which changes its viscosity based on an applied magnetic field.
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There are clutches that work off of magneto-strictive (sp?) materials like Terfenol-D
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