Abstract
Fiber-reinforced polymer composites, which are made by combining a continuous fiber that acts as reinforcement and a homogeneous polymeric material that acts as a host, are engineering materials with high strength and stiffness and a lightweight structure. In this study, a shape memory alloy(SMA) reinforced composite actuator is presented. This actuator is used to generate large deformations in single lightweight structures and can be used in applications requiring a high degree of adaptability to various external conditions. The proposed actuator consists of numerous individual laminas of the glass-fiber fabric that are embedded in a polymeric matrix. To characterize its deformation behavior, the composition of the actuator was changed by changing the matrix material and the number of the glass-fiber fabric layers. In addition, current of various magnitudes were applied to each actuator to study the effect of the heating of SMA wires on applying current.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 81-85 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, A |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Feb 2017 |
Keywords
- Fiber-reinforced
- Polymer matrix composite
- Shape memory alloy
- Smart actuator
- Smart soft composite