Paper Title:

Three-Way Shape Memory Composite Actuator

Periodical Materials Science Forum (Volume 674)
Main Theme Novel Materials, Coats and Nanoengineering
Edited by Maria Richert
Pages 225-230
DOI 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.674.225
Citation Hisaaki Tobushi et al., 2011, Materials Science Forum, 674, 225
Online since February, 2011
Authors Hisaaki Tobushi, S. Hayashi, Elzbieta Pieczyska, K. Date, Y. Nishimura
Keywords Bending, Composite, Recovery Force, Shape Memory Alloy Actuator, Shape Memory Effect (SME), Shape-Memory Polymer, Superelasticity, Three-Way
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Abstract

The SMC belt composed of two kinds of SMAs and SMP was fabricated and the three-way movement and recovery force in bending were investigated. The results obtained can be summarized as follows. (1) The three-way bending movement was achived during heating and cooling based on the characteristics of the SMA tapes and the SMP sheet. (2) The recovery force increased during heating and decreased during cooling. The recovery force was evaluated by the proposed simple model.