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Advances in Shape Memory Materials pp 133–148Cite as

Intelligent Shape Memory Actuators

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The shape memory alloy has played an important role to develop the intelligent materials and structures. The shape memory polymer has also been used in practical applications. If the shape memory materials are applied into actuators, the novel intelligent shape memory actuators can be developed. In the present paper, the development of a functionally-graded shape memory alloy actuator, a functionally-graded shape memory polymer actuator and a shape memory composite actuator is discussed. The simple multi-way actuation can be developed by using the functionally-graded shape memory alloy wire and tape. The functionally-graded shape memory polymer board, showing a similar deformation property to a finger, can be applied to the elements coming into contact with body in the medical actuators. The three-way and three-dimensional actuators of simple mechanism can be developed by applying the shape memory composite with various kinds of shape-memory alloy and polymer.

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Acknowledgements

The experimental work for this study was carried out with the assistance of students in Aichi Institute of Technology, to whom the authors wish to express their gratitude. The authors also wish to extend thanks to the administration of Scientific Research (C) in Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research by the Japan Society for Promotion of Science for financial support.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aichi Institute of Technology, 1247 Yachigusa, Yakusa-cho, Toyota, Aichi, Japan

    Ryosuke Matsui, Kohei Takeda & Hisaaki Tobushi

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  1. Department of Mechancial Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong

    Qingping Sun

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aichi Institute of Technology, Toyota, Japan

    Ryosuke Matsui

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Aichi Institute of Technology, Toyota, Japan

    Kohei Takeda

  4. Department of Strength of Materials, Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Warsaw, Poland

    Elżbieta A. Pieczyska

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Matsui, R., Takeda, K., Tobushi, H. (2017). Intelligent Shape Memory Actuators. In: Sun, Q., Matsui, R., Takeda, K., Pieczyska, E. (eds) Advances in Shape Memory Materials. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 73. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53306-3_10

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