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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Morteza Safai, Newcastle, WA (US);
Kimberly D. Meredith, Newcastle, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Described herein is a motor comprising a first rotatable member and an anchor, spaced apart from the first rotatable member. The motor also comprises a belt, in tension about the first rotatable member and the anchor. The belt is co-rotatably engaged with the first rotatable member. Further, the belt is made from a shape-memory alloy. Additionally, the motor comprises a thermal regulation device, positioned between spaced-apart first and second portions of the belt. The thermal regulation device is also configured to concurrently cool the first portion of the belt to contract the first portion of the belt and heat the second portion of the belt to expand the second portion of the belt. Concurrent contraction and expansion of the first and second portions of the belt cause rotation of the belt.