Advanced Shape Memory Technology for Comfort Fitting

Abstract

Abstract. Nowadays, more and more people are keening to invest in their own personal fitness. Instead of producing customized products according to the actual dimensions of individuals, which could be highly expensive and complicate, advanced shape memory technology could be utilized to achieve one-size-for-all in a cost effective manner using well-established existing technologies. In this paper, first the concept of advanced shape memory technology is briefly introduced, together with the working principle. Some typical applications are presented here to demonstrate the potential benefits of this approach.