We have developed a continuous nonsingular terminal sliding-mode control with time-delay
estimation (TDE) for shape memory alloys (SMA) actuators. The proposed method does not …

This paper focuses on a simple and robust tracking control method based on a hyperbolic
tangential sliding mode control (SMC) and time delay estimation (TDE) for a shape memory …

In this paper, a novel adaptive sliding mode control with a proportional–integral–derivative
(PID) tuning method is proposed to control a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator. The goal …

Shape memory alloy actuators exhibit significant nonlinearities in their stress-strain-
temperature characteristics which makes them difficult to control. This brief presents a …

This paper presents a new approach to controlling shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators with
hysteresis compensation by using a neural network feedforward controller and a sliding …

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) offer a high power-to-weight ratio, large recovery strain, and
low driving voltages, and have thus attracted considerable research attention. The difficulty …

There has been great demand for shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators within the field of
micro-machines. However, the thermomechanical behavior of SMA actuators is too …

Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are inherently nonlinear devices exhibiting significant
hysteresis in their stress-strain-temperature characteristic. As a consequence most SMA …

This paper concentrates on a simple and robust control method for the discrete time
nonlinear systems to fulfill the requirement of predefined accuracy. A sliding mode control …

A new approach to the design and control of shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators is
presented. SMA wires are divided into many segments and their thermal states are …