Design and implementation of a shape memory alloy actuated reconfigurable airfoil

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 14, Issue 4-5, 2003, Pages 257-273

  Strelec, Justin K ^a   Lagoudas, Dimitris C ^a   Khan, Mohammad A ^a   Yen, John ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational fluid dynamics; Design optimization; Finite element method; Genetic algorithm; Reconfigurable wing; Shape memory alloy; Simplex method; SMA actuator

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTIMIZATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WINGS;

RECONFIGURABLE WING; SHAPE MEMORY ACTUATOR; SIMPLEX METHOD;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

EID: 0041886804     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X03034687     Document Type: Article

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