Shape memory actuator systems and the use of thermoelectric modules

Robert T. Ruggeri; A. Dean Jacot; Dan J. Clingman

doi:10.1117/12.475086

9 July 2002 Shape memory actuator systems and the use of thermoelectric modules

Robert T. Ruggeri, A. Dean Jacot, Dan J. Clingman

Proceedings Volume 4698, Smart Structures and Materials 2002: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475086
Event: SPIE's 9th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 2002, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Thermally activated shape memory materials have been employed as actuators fora number of years. They are generally activated by electrical resistance heaters, or sometimes by direct electrical resistance. Thermoelectric modules can also provide activation energy, and they provide several unique advantages over the more conventional heating methods. Antagonistic Shape Memory Actuator systems, the utilization of thermoelectric modules as heaters, and the advantages and practical approaches for utilizing actuators employing thermoelectrics are discussed.

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Robert T. Ruggeri, A. Dean Jacot, and Dan J. Clingman "Shape memory actuator systems and the use of thermoelectric modules", Proc. SPIE 4698, Smart Structures and Materials 2002: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies, (9 July 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475086

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