[HTML][HTML] Feasibility investigation of attitude control with shape memory alloy actuator on a tethered wing

Y Zhu, R Tsuruta, R Gupta, T Nam - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study is aimed at assessing the feasibility of employing an innovative, smart-material-
based control effector for an inflatable wing. A shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator is …

Model-based precision position and force control of SMA actuators with a clam** application

A Pai, M Riepold, A Trächtler - Mechatronics, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel control strategy for precision control of Shape Memory Alloy
(SMA) actuators by using a combination of large and small-signal controllers. The large …

Pulse width modulation–based temperature tracking for feedback control of a shape memory alloy actuator

E Ayvali, JP Desai - Journal of intelligent material systems …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
This study presents a temperature-feedback approach to control the radius of curvature of an
arc-shaped shape memory alloy wire. The nonlinear properties of the shape memory alloy …

Adaptive underslung beam using shape-memory alloys for frequency-tuning

FA dos Santos, C Cismaşiu - Journal of Intelligent Material …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
The present article addresses the study of an adaptive-passive beam structure with a shape-
memory alloy based actuator. In order to mitigate adverse dynamic effects resulting from …

A novel model-based approach for resistance estimation using rise time and sensorless position control of sub-millimetre shape memory alloy helical spring actuator

M Sreekanth, AT Mathew… - journal of intelligent …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Shape memory alloy shows considerable strain during heating and cooling. This effect is
due to its phase transformation with temperature. Due to this property, shape memory alloys …

Dynamic tracking control of an SMA wire actuator based on model matching

Y Suzuki, Y Kagawa - Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 2019 - Elsevier
Wires of shape memory alloys (SMAs) contract in response to heat, and are used as
actuators because of this ability. However, as this deformation is accompanied by hysteresis …

[PDF][PDF] Development of wearable semi-invasive blood sampling devices for continuous glucose monitoring: A survey

G Wang, MP Mintchev - Engineering, 2013 - scirp.org
Semi-invasive blood sampling devices mimic the way female mosquitoes extract blood from
a host. They generally consist of a microneedle, a microactuator for needle insertion, a blood …

Structural effects of training cycles in shape memory actuators for temperature control

G Vitel, MG Suru, AL Paraschiv, NM Lohan… - Materials and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Lamellar thermal actuators, for temperature control in hydraulic systems, were manufactured
from a Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloy and trained in bending, between 100 and 500 cycles …

Cooling rate effects on the structure and transformation behavior of Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloys

NM Lohan, MG Suru, B Pricop… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Different fragments of a hot-rolled and homogenized Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloy (SMA)
were subjected to thermal cycling by means of a differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) …

Use of load generated by a shape memory alloy for its position control with a neural network estimator

P Senthilkumar, M Umapathy - Journal of Vibration and …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
This paper presents the position control of a shape memory alloy (SMA) wire actuator by
measuring the load generated by the SMA and using a neural network as an estimator for …