Ilanko, Sinniah2009-09-212009-09-212005Ilanko, S. (2005). An intelligent hammer: a novel concept for automating nail and pile driving. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 219(1), 121-123.https://hdl.handle.net/10289/3209Some interesting novel ideas on how the compliance needs of manipulators may be met by changing the stiffness of a structure have been presented in a paper by Ang and Andeen [1]. The purpose of the present note is to outline a novel concept for another variable-stiffness mechanism that may be useful in automating the process of driving nails or piles.application/pdfenThis article has been published in the journal: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science.intelligent hammerpile drivingJournal Article10.1243/095440605X8360