Mathematical modeling of an airfoil profile actuated by shape memory alloys

• Grant number: 13/24990-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: June 01, 2014
• End date: May 31, 2015
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanics of Solids
• Principal Investigator: Gustavo Luiz Chagas Manhães de Abreu
• Grantee: Cássio Carmona Sversut
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia (FEIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Ilha Solteira. Ilha Solteira , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are metal alloys capable of converting thermal energy into mechanical energy, and once deformed permanently, such materials can return to their original shape through heat. This paper aims to model a particular type of aerofoil profile actuated by using a pair of shape memory alloys and investigate some models of SMA in the scientific literature. (AU)