Publication Date:
2018-06-06
Description:
Shape Change Technologies has developed a process to manufacture net-shaped TiNi foam torque tubes that demonstrate the shape memory effect. The torque tubes dramatically reduce response time by a factor of 10. This Phase II project matured the actuator technology by rigorously characterizing the process to optimize the quality of the TiNi and developing a set of metrics to provide ISO 9002 quality assurance. A laboratory virtual instrument engineering workbench (LabVIEW'TM')-based, real-time control of the torsional actuators was developed. These actuators were developed with The Boeing Company for aerospace applications.
Keywords:
Metals and Metallic Materials
Type:
An Overview of SBIR Phase 2 Airbreathing Propulsion Technologies; 18; NASA/TM-2014-218497
Format:
application/pdf