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Record Nr.

UNINA9910137224103321

Autore

Elahinia Mohammad H.

Titolo

Shape memory alloy actuators : design, fabrication, and experimental evaluation / / Mohammad Elahinia, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex : , : John Wiley and Sons, Incorporated, , 2016

ISBN

1-118-42694-0

1-118-42692-4

1-118-42691-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (340 p.)

Disciplina

621

Soggetti

Actuators - Materials

Shape memory alloys

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Shape memory alloys; 1.2 Metallurgy of NiTi; 1.3 Thermomechanical Behaviors; 1.4 Actuation; 1.5 Modeling and Simulation; 1.6 Summary; References; 2 Mathematical Modeling and Simulation; 2.1 Phenomenological Macroscale Modeling; 2.2 Micromechanical Modeling; 2.3 Summary; References; 3 SMA Actuation Mechanisms; 3.1 Bias-Type Actuators; 3.2 Antagonistic SM-SM Actuation; 3.3 SM Spring Actuation; 3.4 Superelastic Actuation; 3.5 Multiaxial Actuation; 3.6 Antagonistic SM-Superelastic Actuation

3.7 SummaryReferences; 4 Control of SMA Actuators; 4.1 Introduction to Sliding Mode Control; 4.2 Sliding Mode Control of SMA Actuators without Modeling; 4.3 Model-Based Sliding Control of SMA Actuators; 4.4 Model-Based Backstepping Control of SMA Actuators; 4.5 Summary; References; 5 Fatigue of Shape Memory Alloys; 5.1 Fatigue of Metals; 5.2 Fatigue of SMAs; 5.3 Microstructural Effects; 5.4 Treatment and Postprocessing Effects; 5.5 Other Influential Parameters; 5.6 Examples; References; 6 Fabricating NiTi SMA Components; 6.1 Melting and Casting; 6.2 Hot Working, Cold Working, and Forming



6.3 Machining and Cutting (Subtractive Manufacturing)6.4 Joining; 6.5 Powder Metallurgy; 6.6 Thin Film and Thick Film Technologies; 6.7 Heat Treatments and Shape Setting; 6.8 Finishing and Surface Modification; References; 7 Experimental Characterization of Shape Memory Alloys; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Characterization of Physical Properties; 7.3 Mechanical Characterization; 7.4 Microstructural Analysis; 7.5 Summary; References; Index; End User License Agreement