Shape memory alloy based 3D printed composite actuators with variable stiffness and large reversible deformation

Multimaterial 3D Printed Soft Actuators Powered by Shape Memory Alloy Wires

(2019) Saeed Akbari et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

Bending model for a laminated composite cantilever beam with multiple embedded shape memory alloy layers presenting tensile-compressive asymmetry

(2019) N.V. Viet et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

Analytical Model of Functionally Graded Material/Shape Memory Alloy Composite Cantilever Beam under Bending

(2018) N.V. Viet et al.   COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

A finite-deformation-based constitutive model for high-temperature shape-memory alloys

(2017) Amir Hosein Sakhaei et al.   MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

Shape Memory Alloy-Based Soft Gripper with Variable Stiffness for Compliant and Effective Grasping

(2017) Wei Wang et al.   Soft Robotics

An Overview of Shape Memory Alloy-Coupled Actuators and Robots

(2017) Hugo Rodrigue et al.   Soft Robotics

Soft composite hinge actuator and application to compliant robotic gripper

(2016) Wei Wang et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Mechanical characterization of a shape morphing smart composite with embedded shape memory alloys in a shape memory polymer matrix

(2016) Charlotte Lelieveld et al.   JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES

Comparison of mold designs for SMA-based twisting soft actuator

(2016) Hugo Rodrigue et al.   SENSORS AND ACTUATORS A-PHYSICAL

3D Printed Reversible Shape Changing Components with Stimuli Responsive Materials

(2016) Yiqi Mao et al.   Scientific Reports

Smart soft composite actuator with shape retention capability using embedded fusible alloy structures

(2015) Wei Wang et al.   COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING

Low Spring Index NiTi Coil Actuators for Use in Active Compression Garments

(2015) Bradley Holschuh et al.   IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS

Constitutive modeling and experimental validation of the thermo-mechanical response of a shape memory composite containing shape memory alloy fibers and shape memory polymer matrix

(2015) Janice J Song et al.   JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES

Sequential Self-Folding Structures by 3D Printed Digital Shape Memory Polymers

(2015) Yiqi Mao et al.   Scientific Reports

Thermoplastic variable stiffness composites with embedded, networked sensing, actuation, and control

(2014) M Andy McEvoy et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Active origami by 4D printing

(2014) Qi Ge et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

A review on shape memory alloys with applications to morphing aircraft

(2014) S Barbarino et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Reduced time as a unified parameter determining fixity and free recovery of shape memory polymers

(2014) Kai Yu et al.   Nature Communications

Active materials by four-dimension printing

(2013) Qi Ge et al.   APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Design of two-way reversible bending actuator based on a shape memory alloy/shape memory polymer composite

(2013) Minoru Taya et al.   Smart Materials and Structures

Variable stiffness material based on rigid low-melting-point-alloy microstructures embedded in soft poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)

(2013) Bryan E. Schubert et al.   RSC Advances

Design of multi-state and smart-bias components using Shape Memory Alloy and Shape Memory Polymer composites

(2012) Pritha Ghosh et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

A 3D finite deformation constitutive model for amorphous shape memory polymers: A multi-branch modeling approach for nonequilibrium relaxation processes

(2011) Kristofer K. Westbrook et al.   MECHANICS OF MATERIALS

Preliminary study of an adaptive wing with shape memory alloy torsion actuators

(2009) U. Icardi et al.   MATERIALS & DESIGN

Two-Way Bending Properties of Shape Memory Composite with SMA and SMP

(2009) Hisaaki Tobushi et al.   Materials

Embedded SMA wire actuated biomimetic fin: a module for biomimetic underwater propulsion

(2008) Zhenlong Wang et al.   Smart Materials and Structures