%0 Journal Article
%T Contribution to Shape Memory Alloys Actuated Systems Design
%A Daniel Amariei
%A Ion Vela
%A Gilbert Rainer Gillich
%A Ladislau Augustinov
%J Analele Universit£ż£żii Eftimie Murgu Re£żi£ża. Fascicula de Inginerie
%D 2009
%I Eftimie Murgu University of Resita
%X Even it has been recognized that Shape Memory Alloys have a significant potential for deployment actuators, the number of applications of SMA-based actuators to the present day is still quite small, due to the need of deep understanding of the thermomechanical behavior of SMA. SMAs offer attractive potentials such as: reversible strains of several percent, generation of high recovery stresses and high power / weight ratios. This paper tries to provide an overview of the shape memory functions. A table with property values for different properties of shape memory alloys is also included.
%K shape memory alloy
%K modelling
%K actuation
%K thermo-mechanical transfer
%K Nitino
%U http://anale-ing.uem.ro/2009/2009_a2b.pdf