Development of morphing UAV actuated with shape memory alloy

• Main Author: Zhang, Alwyn Jianzhong
• Other Authors: Liu Yong
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Functional materials; DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Metallic materials::Alloys; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Machine design and construction
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61023
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

For this project, a sweeping wing mechanism actuated by Shape Memory alloys (SMAs) is designed and developed. SMAs are “smart” materials that remember its original shape and are able to return to the shape after deformation when heated to a certain temperature. The process is also known as Sh...