An attractive but little explored field of application of the shape memory technology is the area of rotary actuators, in particular for generating endless motion. This paper presents a miniature rotary motor based on SMA wires and overrunning clutches which produces high output torque and unlimited rotation. The concept features a SMA wire tightly wound around a low-friction cylindrical drum to convert wire strains into large rotations within a compact package. The seesaw motion of the drum ensuing from repeated contractionelongation cycles of the wire is converted into unidirectional motion of the output shaft by an overrunning clutch fitted between drum and shaft. Following a design process developed in a former paper, a six-stage prototype with size envelope of 48×22×30 mm is built and tested. Diverse supply strategy are implemented to optimize either the output torque or the speed regularity of the motor with the following results: maximum torque = 20 Nmm; specific torque = 6.31×104 Nmm/mm3; rotation per module = 15 deg; free continuous speed = 4 rpm.

Design and characterization of a continuous rotary minimotor based on shape memory wires and overrunning clutches / Mammano, G. S.; Dragoni, E.. - 1:(2015). (Intervento presentato al convegno ASME 2015 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS 2015 tenutosi a usa nel 2015) [10.1115/SMASIS2015-8806].

Design and characterization of a continuous rotary minimotor based on shape memory wires and overrunning clutches

Dragoni E.
2015

Abstract

An attractive but little explored field of application of the shape memory technology is the area of rotary actuators, in particular for generating endless motion. This paper presents a miniature rotary motor based on SMA wires and overrunning clutches which produces high output torque and unlimited rotation. The concept features a SMA wire tightly wound around a low-friction cylindrical drum to convert wire strains into large rotations within a compact package. The seesaw motion of the drum ensuing from repeated contractionelongation cycles of the wire is converted into unidirectional motion of the output shaft by an overrunning clutch fitted between drum and shaft. Following a design process developed in a former paper, a six-stage prototype with size envelope of 48×22×30 mm is built and tested. Diverse supply strategy are implemented to optimize either the output torque or the speed regularity of the motor with the following results: maximum torque = 20 Nmm; specific torque = 6.31×104 Nmm/mm3; rotation per module = 15 deg; free continuous speed = 4 rpm.
2015
ASME 2015 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS 2015
usa
2015
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Mammano, G. S.; Dragoni, E.
Design and characterization of a continuous rotary minimotor based on shape memory wires and overrunning clutches / Mammano, G. S.; Dragoni, E.. - 1:(2015). (Intervento presentato al convegno ASME 2015 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS 2015 tenutosi a usa nel 2015) [10.1115/SMASIS2015-8806].
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