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Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) for Device Actuation
FPrin’s proprietary model for SMA wire actuators outperforms other models – particularly in partial-transformation. This tool, combined with experienced engineering talent, can make designing SMA actuators into your medical devices much more predictable resulting in a design that WILL work.
Energy Storage in Auto-injectors
The specific potential energy of energy storage media is a crucial property when considering a power source for portable devices. Several methods of energy storage are evaluated in this whitepaper using a First Principles modeling approach. Two-phase Liquid vapor equilibrium (LVE) systems are of particular interest due to their near-constant vapor pressure, potential for compact storage, and low storage pressures. 10 10 The energy stored by a two-phase system is highly dependent on the temperature of the system and offers a modest amount of energy per unit mass of propellant vaporized, and exceptional energy density. Compressed gases offer high specific energy, but low energy density.
Visual Measurement System (VMS)
In science and engineering, the ability to measure motion of an object with precision and accuracy is often one of the most important steps in evaluating the performance of a device or system. Measurement systems that achieve the level of accuracy required can be difficult and expensive to implement in scenarios where observed systems are small, and often cannot accommodate a separate measurement system. Additionally, introducing a measurement system can disrupt or alter the physical behavior of the observed system, leading to inaccurate results. In this whitepaper, we propose a Visual Measurement System (VMS) capable of measuring the position of multiple points in a 2-dimensional plane. We will also discuss verification of the Visual Measurement System by evaluating an example mechanical system.
Advanced Visualization for Simulation Results
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools are widely used to predict structural responses to mechanical and thermal loads in all types of consumer products, and many excellent commercial packages exist for this purpose. Simply solving an FEA problem is the means to the end and not the end goal in itself – an analyst ultimately seeks to extract insight from the mountain of data stored in an FEA solution file to guide the design evolution. The analyst picks up FEA to answer some fundamental question: how much clearance exists in this subsystem once internal pressure is applied?; Where does the peak stress occur when combined structural and thermal loads are applied?