Variable geometry truss with SMA wire actuators (basic consideration on kinematical and mechanical characteristics)

19th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies 2008, ICAST 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 13-23

  Hanahara, K ^a   Tada, Y ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Shape memory alloy (SMA); Simulation; Variable geometry truss (VGT); Wire member actuators

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; MECHANICAL ACTUATORS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; TRUSSES;

COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PIECEWISE LINEAR MODELING; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY WIRE; SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS(SMA); SIMULATION; STRESS STRAIN RELATION; VARIABLE GEOMETRY TRUSS;

WIRE;

EID: 84924408620     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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