Current-controlled shape memory alloy actuators for automotive tumble flap

IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 3987-3990

  Colli, M ^a   Bellini, A ^a   Concari, C ^b   Toscani, A ^b   Franceschini, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AIR ENGINES; ALLOYS; AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; AUTOMOBILE PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; COMBUSTION; DECISION MAKING; DRIVES; ELECTRIC DRIVES; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; MICROACTUATORS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; PLANNING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SMOKE; THERMOCHEMISTRY;

ACTUATION TECHNOLOGIES; AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD; ANGULAR CONTROL; ANNUAL CONFERENCE; APPLICATIONS.; CONTROL SCHEMES; CONTROLLED SHAPE; CURRENT FEEDBACK; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GAS COMBUSTION; LOW WEIGHT; SENSOR LESS CONTROL; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY; SMA ACTUATOR; SMA ACTUATORS;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

EID: 50249099916     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IECON.2006.347359     Document Type: Conference Paper

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