Design and control of a proof-of-concept variable area exhaust nozzle using shape-memory alloy actuators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5388, Issue , 2004, Pages 78-86

  Song, Gangbing ^a   Ma, Ning ^a   Lee, Hou Jun ^b   Arnold, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Model design; Robust feedback control; Shape memory alloy actuator; Variable area exhaust nozzle

Indexed keywords

MODEL DESIGN; ROBUST FEEDBACK CONTROL; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY (SMA) ACTUATORS; VARIABLE AREA EXHAUST NOZZLE;

ACTUATORS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; NICKEL; PRODUCT DESIGN; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; THERMAL EFFECTS; TITANIUM;

NOZZLES;

EID: 10044258878     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.543563     Document Type: Conference Paper

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