Nitinol Actuator Engineering Lab Book
Free lab materials for upper-level mechanical engineering and materials science courses.

14 labs in characterization, shape setting, design and control, on thirteen actuator forms. Students measure transformation temperatures, set and train shapes, build a drive board, close a position loop, write a user interface and run a part to fatigue failure.
The Lab Pack includes the lab book, sample code for every lab and the drive board firmware. Answer keys are in the Instructor Pages.
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