Abstract—A finite element procedure for three-dimensional adaptive trusses using shape memory alloys is formulated in the present study, in which the extended form of Brinson’s constitutive equation considering asymmetric tensile and compressive behavior is expressed in a tangentially incremental form. The validity of the present computational modeling is demonstrated by conducting numerical st...

Shape correspondence is the foundation for accurate statistical shape analysis; this is usually accomplished by identifying a set of sparsely sampled and well-corresponded landmark points across a population of shape instances. However, most available shape correspondence methods can only effectively deal with complete-shape correspondence, where a one-to-one mapping is assumed between any two ...

A thermodynamic model of a thermoelectric generator-driven thermoelectric heat pump (TEG-TEH) combined device is established considering the Thomson effect and the temperature dependence of the thermoelectric properties based on non-equilibrium thermodynamics. Energy analysis and exergy analysis are performed. New expressions for heating load, maximum working temperature difference, coefficient...