Modeling of a Nonlinear Euler-Bernoulli Flexible Beam Actuated by Two Active Shape Memory Alloy Actuators

There are two different ways of using shape memory alloy (SMA) wire as an actuator for shape control of flexible structures: it can be either embedded within the composite laminate or externally attached to the structure. As the actuator can be placed at different offset distances from the beam, external actuators produce more bending moment and, consequently, considerabnle shape changes with the same magnitude of actuation force compared with the embedded type. Such a configuration also provides faster heat transfer rate owing to convection, which is very important in shape control applications that require a highfrequency response of SMA actuators. Although combination and physics-based modeling of externally attached SMA actuator wires and strips have been considered by many researchers, these studies have some drawbacks, which, if neglected, result in a number of errors in the theoretical results compared with experimental results. These shortcomings are considering the linear Euler-Bernoulli beam theory, not deriving the actuation force of the SMA from the constitutive equations, and taking into account the effect of only one SMA wire actuation force on, for example, the structure. These assumptions may lead to erroneous theoretical modeling results compared with experimental results. In this study, the aforementioned difficulties of attaching SMA actuators to the smart structures have been addressed. In other words, instead of linear beam theory, nonlinear beam theory is used in system modeling and, therefore, the proposed method and results are valid in large deflection and rotation behavior of beam. Also, in comparison to many other analyses that the effect of only one SMA wire is investigated, in the present research the effect of all active and inactive SMA wires is considered. Accordingly, the result of this paper can easily be generalized to the structure with several SMA wire actuations. Moreover, with the purpose of having practical applications in modeling and control, the heat transfer equations of all SMA wires are considered in the analysis and, as a result, the control inputs of the presented model are SMA wire electric currents rather than SMA temperatures. First, a flexible beam actuated by two active SMA actuators is modeled. Then, the Brinson constitutive equations and thermoelectric equations for SMA materials are coupled with the nonlinear beam behavior, and the coupled system of equations is numerically solved for some particular practical cases. Finally, the numerical results of the model simulation are verified against the experimental results using a test setup to validate the proposed model prediction. The implemented method used in this paper can be easily extended to the more complex smart structure with numerous externally attached SMA wires.

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