2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

In-Situ Strain Localization Measurements of Shape Memory Alloy Actuators during a Research Experience for Undergraduates Program

Authors

Judy Santa Cruz Texas A&M University [biography]

Judy Santa Cruz is an undergraduate student in mechanical engineering at Texas A&M University. She will receive her B.S. degree in Dec. 2014. She is currently an undergraduate researcher in the Shape Memory Alloy Research Team at Texas A&M University. Her research interests include the development of new testing metrology methods to measure in-situ deformation in SMA actuators to understand their actuation fatigue mechanisms.
Dr. Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E. Texas A&M University
Dr. Darren John Hartl http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9922-0481 Texas A&M University
Dr. Kristi J. Shryock Texas A&M University

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