The existence of a deformation and magnetization minimizing the magnetostrictive free energy is given. Mathematical challenges are presented by a free energy that includes elastic contributions defined in the reference configuration and magnetic contributions defined in the spatial frame. The one-to-one a.e. and orientation-preserving property of the deformation is demonstrated, and the satisfa...

As one of key techniques for guided waves NDT based on magnetostrictive effect, the transducer is a “bridge” which plays an important role in practical inspection. In the experiments, we find that the guided wave echo-signals detected in pipes are affected by the position of the magnetostrictive transducer. First, guided waves’ generation mechanism and its propagating characteristics in pipes a...

Smart actuators, such as shape memory alloy (SMA) and magnetostrictive actuators, exhibit saturation nonlinearity and hysteresis that may be symmetric or asymmetric. The Prandtl–Ishlinskii model employing classical play operators has been used to describe the hysteresis properties of smart actuators that are symmetric in nature. In this study, the application of a generalized play operator capa...

Preisach modeling, long known in the area of magnetics, has introduced mathematical abstraction to the modeling of the highly nonlinear and complex phenomenon of hysteresis. The 2D Preisach-type models presented here, departing slightly from the classical formulation, waive some of its limitations while maintaining the major advantages of simplicity and speed in calculations. Results on differe...