Shape memory alloy actuators for in-flight tracking of helicopter rotor blades

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3329, Issue , 1998, Pages 333-342

  Epps, Jeanette J ^a   Chopra, Inderjit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Helicopter blade tracking; Shape memory alloy actuator

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ALLOYS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; HELICOPTER ROTORS; HELICOPTERS; INTEGRATED CONTROL; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; ION BEAMS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; WIRE;

ANGULAR MOTIONS; FLIGHT TRACKING; HELICOPTER BLADE TRACKING; HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADES; MEASURED VALUES; PREDICTED VALUES; RECOVERY CHARACTERISTICS; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATOR; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS; SMA WIRES; THERMAL FIELDS; THERMO MECHANICALS; TRAILING EDGES;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

EID: 33749982342     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.316904     Document Type: Conference Paper

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