Mechatronic design of a shape memory alloy actuator for automotive tumble flaps: A case study

IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2644-2656

  Bellini, Alberto ^a   Colli, Marcello ^a   Dragoni, Eugenio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actuators; Mechatronics; Power converters; Shape memory alloys (SMAs)

Indexed keywords

ACTUATING FORCES; AIR INTAKE MANIFOLD; AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS; CONTROL STRUCTURE; CURRENT FEEDBACK; ELECTRICAL SUPPLY; FUNCTIONAL TESTING; HIGHLY INTEGRATED; LINEAR ACTUATOR; LOW WEIGHT; MECHANICAL ARCHITECTURE; MECHATRONIC ACTUATORS; MECHATRONIC DESIGN; POWER CONSUMPTION; REAL TIME MONITORING; REDUCED SPACE; RESPONSE TIME; SENSORLESS; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY ACTUATORS; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS (SMAS); SOLID-STATE ACTUATION; WORKING TEMPERATURES;

ACTUATORS; AIR ENGINES; ALLOYS; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; MECHATRONICS; MINING; PNEUMATICS; POWER CONVERTERS;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

EID: 67651180999     PISSN: 02780046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIE.2009.2019773     Document Type: Article

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