Authors: Horst Meier Alexander Czechowicz
Publish Date: 2011/12/07
Volume: 43, Issue: 8, Pages: 2882-2890
Abstract
This article discusses the dynamic properties of shapememory alloy SMA actuators which are characterized by their rate of heating and cooling procedures and can be described only insufficiently for different boundary conditions Based on an analysis of energy fluxes into and out of the actuator a numerical model implemented in MATLAB/SIMULINK MathWorks Natick MA is presented Besides the fluxes the timevariable parameters like the latent heat of transformation or the influence of stress on the transformation temperatures are also included in the model These parameters depending on actuator geometry and temperature the fraction of martensite and the environmental conditions are considered in the simulation in real time In addition this publication sums up the needed empirical data eg fatigue behavior to create a generalpurpose engineering tool The SMA wirebased actuation system can be configured by draganddrop tools and finally simulated and graphically displayed for different actuator systems The development and verification of such a tool called CASMADA from theoretical equations to the verification on real elements is the main topic of this publication
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