Lagging for control of shape memory alloy actuator response time

Materials and Design

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 2124-2128

  Leary, M ^a   Schiavone, F ^a   Subic, A ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT; CONTROL OF SHAPE; CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC TRANSFORMATIONS; ECONOMIC BENEFITS; ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER; EXPANSION RATE; EXPERIMENTAL APPARATUS; HEAT TRANSFER RATE; MECHANICAL ACTUATORS; NOVEL METHODS; RESPONSE TIME; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY; SMA ACTUATORS; TECHNICAL LIMITATIONS; TYPICAL APPLICATION; ULTRA-LIGHT;

ACTUATORS; CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS; HEAT EXCHANGERS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 72749108836     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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