Wavelength-Selective Shape Memory Alloy for Wireless Microactuation of a Bistable Curved Beam

• Published in: IEEE transactions on industrial electronics (1982) Vol. 58; no. 12; pp. 5288 - 5295
• Main Authors: Zaidi, S., Lamarque, F., Favergeon, J., Carton, O., Prelle, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.12.2011; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Subjects: Bistable curved beam; Computer simulation; Curved beams; Diode lasers; Engineering Sciences; Filtering; Foils; Force measurement; Force sensors; laser actuation; Martensitic transformations; Mathematical models; Mechatronics; Micro and nanotechnologies; microactuator; Microelectronics; Numerical models; Prototypes; Rapid prototyping; shape memory alloy (SMA); Shape memory alloys; Studies; wavelength-selective response; Wireless sensor networks; wavelength-selective response; Bistable curved beam; shape memory alloy (SMA); laser actuation; mechatronics; microactuator

Wireless and/or sensorless components offer a great potential for friendly integration in mechatronic systems. This paper presents a wireless technique to actuate a bistable curved beam using wavelength-selective shape-memory-alloy (SMA) thin foils. The SMA thin foil is irradiated remotely by contin...