• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.1275-1276
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• 2010

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.7 no.6
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• pp.437-445
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• 1998

The actuator using shape memory alloy spring with bias spring can act as a bidirectional actuator due to the restoring force of the bias spring. In the design of shape memory actuator with bias spring, the required design specifications are the generated force and the necessary stroke. To fulfill these requirements, shape memory alloy spring and bias spring should be designed carefully considering the specified application. In this paper, the novel design method for shape memory alloy actuator with bias spring, which does not require any assumptions from experience, has been proposed and verified by the test of fabricated shape memory alloy actuator. The experimental results show good agreements with calculated values, which guarantees the practical validity of our proposed design method.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.761-764
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• 1995

This paper demonstrates the feasibility of utilizing Shape Memory Alloy(SMA) actuators in controlling the motion of micro active catherer. The dynamic behavior of SMA is obtained by several experiments for the design of the controller. Two different type of structures which realize catheter are proposed. Each prototype of micro active catherer is fabricated, and its control performance which used the designed controller is investigated. The results obtained show the potential of the SMA as viable means for actuating the micro active catheter.

• Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.20-26
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• 2008

It is well know that the structure of shape memory alloy (SMA) can change from martensite austenite by either temperature or stress. Due to their inherent shape recovery properties, SMA fiber can be used such as for stress or cure-monitoring sensor or actuator, during applied stress or temperature. Incomplete superelasticity was observed as the stress hysteresis at stress-strain curve under cyclic loading test and temperature change. Superelasticity behavior was observed for the single-SMA fiber/epoxy composites under cyclic mechanical loading at stress-strain curve. SMA fiber or epoxy embedded SMA fiber composite exhibited the decreased interfacial properties due to the cyclic loading and thus reduced shape memory performance. Rigid epoxy and the changed interfacial adhesion between SMA fiber and epoxy by the surface treatment on SMA fiber exhibited similar incomplete superelastic trend. Epoxy embedded single SMA fiber exhibited the incomplete recovery during cure process by remaining residual heat and thus occurring residual stress in single SMA fiber/epoxy composite.

• Composites Research
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.45-54
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• 1999

In this paper, an experimental study on the buckling and postbuckling control of a laminated composite beam with eccentrically embedded SMA wire actuators is performed. For the purpose of enhancing the critical buckling load, buckling control is investigated through the use of reactive moment associated with the shape recovery force of SMA wire actuators. To improve the control authority for the buckling and postbuckling control of the SMA-composite beam, closed-loop control is used. The buckling and postbuckling control behaviours are presented and discussed qualitatively and quantitatively on loaddeflection plots considering the stacking sequence of the laminate, slenderness ratio of the beam and activation conditions of the SMA wire actuators. By maintaining the desired deflection shape with the proper reactive moment, buckling control can be extended to the postbuckling of the SMA-composite beam subjected to an external load.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.16 no.2 s.95
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• pp.15-22
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• 1999

This paper demonstrates the feasibility of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators in controlling the motion of micro active catheter. The dynamic behavior of SMA is obtained by several experiments for the design of the controller. With the control parameters obtained in experiments, temperature feedback control algorithm is proposed and realized. The prototype of micro active catheter is fabricated, and its control performance which uses the designed controller is investigated. The results obtained show the potential of the SMA as viable means for actuating the micro active catheter.

• Journal of Digital Contents Society
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• v.18 no.7
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• pp.1451-1456
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• 2017

In this research we discuss an integrated actuator-control system for advanced control of a smart Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuator. Toward this goal, we designed and fabricated an actuator-control module combining two SMA actuating units with a single-chip microprocessor, two different sensing elements, and an actuator driver. In our proposed system, sensing elements include a 6-axis single-chip motion sensor for orientation measurement and a circuit for resistance measurement of SMA wires. We experimentally verified our proposed actuator-control system using actuator driving, sensor data readings, and communication tests.

• Proceedings of the KSME Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.210-215
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• 2008

This paper presents an experimental study on a bending actuator with a shape memory alloy wire. In this study, we introduced design process and experimental result of the bending actuator. The bending actuator consists of a SMA wire, springs, and a glass/epoxy strip. In the bending actuator, springs were used to restore the SMA wire to its initial shape right after actuation. To obtain properties of the SMA wire, DSC test was performed and the behavior of the SMA wire under different loadings was observed. Finally, the proposed bending actuator shows reasonable actuation behavior with relatively lower power consumption, fast response and effective efficiency.

• Journal of KSNVE
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.284-291
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• 1995

본 글에서와 같이 SMA 작동기는 전류 압력만으로 유연 구조물 시스템의 형상 이나 전동을 제어할 수 있으므로 작동기의 구조를 매우 간단히 할 수 있으머, 또한 작동기의 무게에 비하여 큰힘이나 변위를 제어할 수 있다는 장점이 있다. 이를 이용 하여 각종 제조분야 및 첨단 항공우주 산업에 이르기까지 매우 다양한 분야에 응용이 가능하다. 그러나, 현재 우리나라의 경우 SMA에 대한 연구는 미미한 상태이다. 새로운 SMA 재료와 이를 응용한 매카니즘에 대한 연구와 개발이 절실하며 이를 위한 과감한 투자가 요구된다. 또한 정확하고 견실한 제어를 위하여 SMA 작동기의 다양한 특성을 보다 심도있게 파악하고, 강건한 제어기를 적용하여 외부 환경의 영향을 최소화하는 연구가 필요하다. 나아가서 제어 메카니즘의 구동 장치 등의 적용을 위한 이방향성 SMA의 특성과 제어기법에 대한 연구도 병행해서 수행되어야 할 것으로 생각된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2007.05a
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• pp.924-927
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• 2007

In this study, adaptation of two-way shape memory effect of SMA wire to the actuator is examined. Therefore the SMA characteristics which are training, material properties, response time at different thermal cycling rates are tested. During training, permanent deformation is accumulated till a certain number of cycle and then saturated. The amount of two-way strain is unchangeable over all cycle and the slope of strain(or stress)-temperature curve is slower as the increase of applied stress. The rate effect is observed resulted from the thermal distribution which heating profile differs from cooling as thermal cycling time. Using the estimated SMA properties, an experimental test for the simple smart wing is performed.