COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ›› 2014, Vol. 0 ›› Issue (4): 76-80.

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PROGRESS OF SMA SMART STRUCTURES IN SHAPE CONTROL

XU Liang-liang*, YUAN Guo-qin   

  1. School of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Tongji Univesity, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Received:2013-11-01 Published:2021-09-17

Abstract: Shape memory alloy (SMA) has some special properties different from common metal. It can produce big recovery force during the recovery process once it was prestrained. We may embed SMA into structures and utilize the shape recovery force to change the shape. Thus, the structures can meet different requirements in different service conditions. Many scholars have carried out researches on smart beam structures, smart wings and blades, smart inlet, variable chevron, and variable nozzle. This paper reviews the progress of SMA in shape control, and puts forward some critical issues needing to be solved in engineering applications in future.

Key words: shape memory alloy, smart structures, shape control

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