One of the best vibration control methods using smart actuators are semi-active approaches which are as strong as active methods and need no external energy supply such as passive ones. Compared with piezoelectric-based, magnetostrictive-based control methods have higher coupling efficiency, higher Curie temperature, higher flexibility to be integrated with curved structures and no depolarizati...

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...

Aiming to the effect of hysteresis characteristics of giant magnetostrictive materials on the giant magnetostrictive actuator, the actuator’s model is divided into four separate segments. Then, based on the Preisach theory, a model which can describe hysteresis characteristics for the actuator is established. Based on this, feedforward is combined with feedback, and a PID closed-loop feedback c...

Recent results on the development and implementation of a novel technology for lung tumor detection and imaging is presented. This technology offers high-sensitivity imaging of magnetic nanoparticles to provide specific diagnostic images of early lung tumors and potential distant metastases. Recent developments in giant magnetostrictive (GMS) or magnetic shape memory (MSM) materials have led to...

Development of Apple Workgroup Cluster and Parallel Computing for Phase Field Model of Magnetic Materials. (May 2009) Yongxin Huang, B.S., University of Science and Technology of China Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Yongmei Jin Micromagnetic modeling numerically solves magnetization evolution equation to process magnetic domain analysis, which helps to understand the macroscopic magnetic prop...

The inverse magnetostrictive effect is an effective property for energy harvesting; the material needs to have large magnetostriction and ease of mass production. Fe-Co alloys being magnetostrictive materials have favorable characteristics which are high strength, ductility, and excellent workability, allowing easy fabrication of Fe-Co alloy fibers. In this study, we fabricated magnetostrictive...

We consider the modeling of strains generated by magnetostrictive materials in response to applied magnetic elds. The active or external component of the strain is due to the rotation of magnetic moments within the material to align with the applied eld. This is characterized through consideration of the Jiles-Atherton mean eld theory for ferromagnetic hysteresis in combination with a quadratic...

Using x-ray absorption spectroscopy, we have studied the effect of pressure on femtometer-scale bond strain due to anisotropic magnetostriction in a thin FeCo film. At 7 GPa local magnetostrictive strain is found to be larger than at ambient, in agreement with spin-polarized ab initio electronic structure calculations, but contrary to the expected effect of compression on bond stiffness. The av...