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X-WR-CALNAME:Special Seminar by Professor Mohammad Elahinia
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DESCRIPTION:~~ The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering\n\nP
 resents\n\nDr. Mohammad Elahinia \n\nAssociate Professor of Mechanical Eng
 ineering\, University of Toledo\n\n \n\nTopic: Additively Manufacturing Ni
 Ti Shape Memory and Superelastic Devices: A New Paradigm for Biomimetic Co
 ntrol \n\nDate: Tuesday\, March 18\, 2014 \n\nTime: 10:30am to 12:00pm (Re
 freshments from 10:00am to 10:30am)\n\nLocation: 333 Curry Student Center 
 \n\n \n\nAbstract: Nickel-Titanium (NiTi) shape memory alloys (SMAs) with 
 near-equiatomic exhibit both a thermal shape memory and superelasticity. B
 oth effects are based on a reversible martensitic phase transformation. Th
 is type of the effect primarily depends on the transformation temperatures
 \, which can be adjusted through variation in the Ni-Ti ratio. Currently\,
  NiTi is the most commonly used SMA due to its outstanding functional char
 acteristics and high working capacity\, which far exceeds other SMAs. Due 
 to the unique thermo-mechanical characteristic of these alloys\, fabricati
 ng them to complex geometries has remained nearly impossible. Using additi
 ve manufacturing we have been able to achieve geometries and functionaliti
 es that have never been realized before. This includes the possibility of 
 creating engineered porosity for medical implants with biomimetic characte
 ristics\, super-lattice structures for impact attenuation in the aerospace
  industry\, combined shape memory-superelastic behavior for actuation\, an
 d structures with built-in and tunable damping characteristics for mitigat
 ing chatter in machining. One of the main areas of application is in devel
 oping assistive devices. The ankle\, for example\, is known to have a nonl
 inear and time-varying stiffness behavior. Using this technology we have s
 ucceeded at mimicking the behavior of the ankle joint\, in an assistive de
 vice\, through multi-axial loading of 3D fabricated SMA elements.\n\n \n\n
 Short Bio: Mohammad Elahinia is currently an Associate Professor of Mechan
 ical\, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (MIME). He serves as Direc
 tor of the Dynamic and Smart Systems Laboratory at UT. Dr. Elahinia’s re
 search interests are in developing dynamic models and designing control sy
 stems for smart and active materials. His current research is focused on b
 iomedical application of shape memory alloys. He is the PI from UT for a T
 hird Frontier Project “Nitinol Commercialization Accelerator.” This ac
 celerator is a $10 million investment by the State of Ohio\, the Cleveland
  Clinic\, NASA Glenn Research Center\, Norman Noble Inc.\, the University 
 of Toledo\, and Case Western Reserve University. At UT he has served as in
 vestigator on 26 funded projects with a total budget of more than $6 milli
 on. These projects are funded by NSF\, EPA\, US Army\, US DOT\, Ohio Depar
 tment of Development\, Ohio Board of Regents\, and the UT. Dr. Elahinia is
  the recipient of several awards\, including the 2010 ASME Adaptive Struct
 ures and Material Systems Gary Anderson Early Achievement Award\, 2010 Uni
 versity of Toledo College of Engineering Faculty Excellence Award\, Outsta
 nding Young Faculty Research Award from University of Toledo in 2006 and T
 orgersen Graduate Research Excellence Award from Virginia Tech in 2004. Dr
 . Elahinia is an Associate Editor for Journal of Intelligent Material Syst
 ems and Structures and Journal of Shock and Vibration. He also serves as t
 he chair of the ASME Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Branch of th
 e Aerospace Division.
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LOCATION:Curry Student Center\, 333
SUMMARY:Special Seminar by Professor Mohammad Elahinia
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