Electrically actuated antiglare rear-view mirror based on a shape memory alloy actuator

Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance

Volumn 18, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 717-724

  Luchetti, T ^a   Zanella, A ^a   Biasiotto, M ^a   Saccagno, A ^b  

^a CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT   (Italy)

^b Ficomirrors   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automotive antiglare mirrors; Device re engineering; Shape memory alloy

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE ANTIGLARE MIRRORS; BISTABLE; DEVICE RE-ENGINEERING; ELECTRONIC SENSORS; EXPERIMENTAL CONFIRMATION; FUNCTIONAL TEST; MIRROR PLANE; NEW APPROACHES; NEW DESIGN; REAR-VIEW MIRRORS; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATORS; SHAPE-MEMORY MATERIALS; SMA ACTUATORS; WORKING PRINCIPLES;

ACTUATORS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; MIRRORS; OPTICAL TESTING; REENGINEERING; SENSORS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

ALLOYS;

EID: 67651175845     PISSN: 10599495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11665-009-9487-6     Document Type: Article

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