Miniature High-Force, Long-Stroke SMA Linear Actuators

TBMG-3456

12/01/2008

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Improved long-stroke shape-memory-alloy (SMA) linear actuators are being developed to exert significantly higher forces and operate at higher activation temperatures than do prior SMA actuators. In these actuators, long linear strokes are achieved through the principle of displacement multiplication, according to which there are multiple stages, each intermediate stage being connected by straight SMA wire segments to the next stage so that relative motions of stages are additive toward the final stage, which is the output stage.

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"Miniature High-Force, Long-Stroke SMA Linear Actuators," Mobility Engineering, December 1, 2008.
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Dec 1, 2008
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TBMG-3456
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English