Behavior of torsional shape memory alloy actuators

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1439-1450

  Atulasimha, Jayasimha ^a   Chopra, Inderjit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AIRCRAFT MATERIALS; HEAT TREATMENT; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NICKEL ALLOYS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; THERMAL EFFECTS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

TORSIONAL ACTUATOR; TWO WAY SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0043013485     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-1558     Document Type: Conference Paper

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