Determination of recovery energy densities of shape memory polymers via closed-loop, force-controlled recovery cycling

Keyphrases

• Active Properties 33%
• Actuation 33%
• Actuator 33%
• Closed-loop 100%
• Composite Parts 66%
• Compression Mode 33%
• Deployable Mechanism 33%
• Energy Density 100%
• Energy Recovery 33%
• Experimental Protocol 33%
• Finite Element Simulation 33%
• Force Control 100%
• Instron 33%
• Maximum Recovery 33%
• Maximum Strain 33%
• Nonlinear Relationship 33%
• Polystyrene 33%
• Readjustment 66%
• Recovered Energy 33%
• Recovered Strain 66%
• Recovery Cycle 33%
• Recovery Energy 100%
• Recovery Ratio 33%
• Recovery Stress 33%
• Release Mechanism 33%
• Semi-active 33%
• Shape Memory Polymer 100%
• Simultaneous Recording 33%
• Stress-strain 33%
• Tensile Testing Machine 33%
• Thermal Chamber 33%
• Working Point 33%
• Working Range 33%

Engineering

• Actuation 33%
• Actuator 33%
• Closed Loop 100%
• Composite Part 66%
• Experimental Technique 33%
• Figure of Merit 33%
• Finite Element Simulation 33%
• Flux Density 100%
• Recovery Ratio 33%
• Recovery Stress 33%
• Tensile Testing 33%
• Testing Machine 33%
• Thermal Chamber 33%

Material Science

• Actuator 33%
• Composite Material 66%
• Energy Density 100%
• Finite Element Method 33%
• Polystyrene 33%
• Shape Memory Polymer 100%
• Spacecraft 33%
• Tensile Testing 33%