A new design for a rotatory joint actuator made with a shape memory alloy contractile wire

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 215-219

  Wang, Guoping ^a   Shahinpoor, Mohsen ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; THERMAL EFFECTS; WIRE;

CONTRACTILE WIRE; ROTATORY JOINT ACTUATORS; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS;

INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES;

EID: 0031100845     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X9700800303     Document Type: Article

References (2)

1. Liang, C. and C. A. Rogers. 1990. "One-Dimensional Thermomechanical Constitutive Relations for Shape-Memory Materials", Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 1 (2).
2. Liang, C. and C. A. Rogers. 1992. "Design of Shape Memory Alloy Actuators", ASME, Journal of Mechanical Design, 114:223-230.