%0 Journal Article
%T Evaluation of the Characteristics of a Shape Memory Alloy Spring Actuator
%A Sonia Degeratu
%A P. Rotaru
%A D. Tont
%A N. G. Bizdoaca
%J Journal of Computer Science and Control Systems
%D 2009
%I Editura Universit??ii din Oradea
%X The article presents the thermalcharacteristics evaluation of a typical intelligent systemactuator using as active element the Shape MemoryAlloy (SMA) helical spring. In order to determine the transformation temperatures and other thermal parameters of the studied element, the attention was concentrated on thermal analysis experiments. For the actuator configuration, a comprehensive graphical interface has been developed, to run in Visual Basic, with respect to the results of performed thermal analyses.
%K SMA
%K austenite phase
%K martensite phase
%K transformation temperatures
%K SMA spring
%U http://electroinf.uoradea.ro/reviste%20CSCS/documente/JCSCS_2009/Articole_pdf_JCSCS_A_nr_2/JCSCS_2009_Nr_2_AA_Degeratu_Evaluation.pdf