Torsional Behavior of NiTi Wires and Tubes: Modeling and ...

tions in buildings (Mirzaeifar et al., 2010), noise reduc-tion in jet engines (Hartl et al., 2010), and hinge mechanisms (Tobushi et al., 2009). Torsional SMAs can be used for/as active hinges and actuators. One such example is the SMA tube actuator for tilting rotor blades. There are also numerous bio- ................
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