Publications

Select Journal Publications

Glen J. D’Silva, Heidi P. Feigenbaum, and Constantin Coicanel, “On the Power and Efficiency of Ni2MnGa Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy Energy Harvesters”, Smart Materials and Structures, 31(7), 075013, 2022.  https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/ac72da  

Diego R. Higueras-Ruiz, Kiisa Nishikawa, Heidi Feigenbaum, Michael Shafer, “What is an artificial muscle? A comparison of soft actuators to biological muscles”, Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 17(1), 2021, https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-3190/ac3adf

Diego R. Higueras-Ruiz, Michael W. Shafer, and Heidi P. Feigenbaum “Cavatappi Artificial Muscles”, Science Robotics, 6, 53, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.abd5383.    

Jan Štefan, Slavomír Parma, René Marek, Jiri Plešek, Constantin Ciocanel and Heidi Feigenbaum “Overview of an Experimental Program for Development of Yield Surfaces Tracing Method” Applied Sciences, 11, 7606, 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/app11167606

Diego R. Higueras-Ruiz, Charles J. Center, Heidi P. Feigenbaum, Amy M. Swartz, and Michael W. Shafer, “Finite Element Analysis of Straight Twisted Polymer Actuators Using Precursor Properties”, Smart Materials and Structures, 30, 20, 025005, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665x/abcaad.  

Diego R. Higueras-Ruiz, Heidi P. Feigenbaum, and Michael W. Shafer, “Moisture's significant impact on twisted polymer actuation”, Smart Materials and Structures, 29, 12, 125009, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/abc061

D’silva, G. J., Feigenbaum, H. P., Ciocanel, C., “Visualization of Magnetic Domains and Magnetization Vectors in Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys Under Magneto-Mechanical Loading” Smart Materials and Structures, 6, 67-88, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40830-020-00262-6

Parma, S., Plesek, J., Marek, R., Hruby, Z., Feigenbaum, H. P., Dafalias, Y. F., “Calibration of a simple directional distortional hardening model for metal plasticity,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, 143(15): 113-124, 2018,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2018.02.037

Welling, C. A., Marek, R., Feigenbaum, H. P., Dafalias, Y. F., Plesek, J., Hruby, Z., Parma, S., “Numerical Convergence in Simulations of Multiaxial Ratcheting with Directional Distortional Hardening,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, 126-127: 105-121, 2017,  DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.07.032

Feigenbaum, H. P., Ciocanel, C., Eberle, J. L., and Dikes, J. L., “Experimental Characterization and Modeling of a Three-Variant Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy” Smart Materials and Structures, 25(10), 104004, 2016.

Marek, R., Plesek, J., Hruby, Z., Parma, S., Feigenbaum, H.P., and Dafalias, Y.F., “Numerical Implementation of A Model With Directional Distortional Hardening,” ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, page 04015048, 2015.

LaMaster, D.H., Feigenbaum, H.P., Ciocanel, C., and Nelson, I.D., “A 3D Thermodynamic-Based Model for Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys,”  Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 1-17, 2014.

Feigenbaum, H.P., and Dafalias Y. F., “Directional Distortional Hardening at Large Plastic Deformations,” International Journal of Solids and Structures,  51(23-24): 3904-3918, 2014.

LaMaster, D.H., Feigenbaum, H.P., Nelson, I.D., and Ciocanel, C., “A Full Two-Dimensional Thermodynamic-Based Model for Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 81: 061003, 2014.

Waldauer, A.B., Feigenbaum, H.P., Ciocanel, C. and Bruno, N., “Improved thermodynamic model for magnetic shape memory alloys,” Smart Materials and Structures, 21(9): 094015, 2012.