article · Smart Materials and Structures · 2006

Segmented shape memory alloy actuators using hysteresis loop control

Brian Selden, Kyu‐Jin Cho, H. Harry Asada

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Abstract

A new approach to the design and control of shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators is presented. SMA wires are divided into many segments and their thermal states are controlled individually as a group of finite state machines. Instead of driving a current to the entire SMA wire and controlling the wire length based on the analog strain–temperature characteristics, the new method controls the binary state (hot or cold) of individual segments and thereby the total displacement is proportional to the length of the heated segments, i.e. austenite phase. Although the thermomechanical properties of SMA are highly nonlinear and uncertain with a prominent hysteresis, segmented binary control is robust and stable, providing characteristics similar to a stepping motor. However, the heating and cooling of each segment to its bi-stable states entail longer time and larger energy for transition. In this paper, an efficient method for improving the speed of response and power consumption is developed by exploiting the inherent hysteresis of SMA. Instead of keeping the extreme temperatures continuously, the temperatures return to intermediate 'hold' temperatures closer to room temperature but sufficient to keep constant phase. Coordination of the multitude of segments having independent thermal states allows for faster response with little latency time even for thick SMA wires. Based on stress dependent thermomechanical characteristics, the hold temperature satisfying a given stress margin is obtained. The new control method is implemented using the Peltier effect thermoelectric devices for selective segment-by-segment heating and cooling. Experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

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APA 7

Selden, B., Cho, K., & Asada, H. H. (2006). Segmented shape memory alloy actuators using hysteresis loop control. Smart Materials and Structures, 15(2), 642–652. https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/15/2/048

MLA 9

Selden, Brian, et al. “Segmented shape memory alloy actuators using hysteresis loop control.” Smart Materials and Structures, vol. 15, no. 2, 2006, pp. 642–52, https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/15/2/048.

Chicago

Selden, Brian, Kyu‐Jin Cho, and H. Harry Asada. 2006. “Segmented shape memory alloy actuators using hysteresis loop control.” Smart Materials and Structures 15 (2): 642–52. https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/15/2/048.

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Selden, B., Cho, K. and Asada, H.H. (2006) ‘Segmented shape memory alloy actuators using hysteresis loop control’, Smart Materials and Structures, 15(2), pp. 642–652. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/15/2/048.

BibTeX

@article{selden2006segmented,
  title = {{Segmented shape memory alloy actuators using hysteresis loop control}},
  author = {Selden, Brian and Cho, Kyu‐Jin and Asada, H. Harry},
  journal = {Smart Materials and Structures},
  volume = {15},
  number = {2},
  pages = {642--652},
  year = {2006},
  doi = {10.1088/0964-1726/15/2/048}
}

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