Application of shape memory alloy actuators in active shape control of inflatable space structures

IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Peng, Fujun ^a,b   Jiang, Xin Xiang ^a   Hu, Yan Ru ^a   Ng, Alfred ^a  

^a CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY   (Canada)

^b NSERC ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Actuator; Inflatable structures; Precision control; Shape control; Shape memory alloy

Indexed keywords

INFLATABLE SPACE STRUCTURES; NONLINEAR PROPERTIES; PRECISION CONTROL; SHAPE CONTROL;

ACTUATORS; AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; HYSTERESIS; PRECISION ENGINEERING; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

INFLATABLE STRUCTURES;

EID: 33751534924     PISSN: 1095323X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/AERO.2005.1559577     Document Type: Conference Paper

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