Initial thoughts on weight penalty effects in shape-adaptable systems

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-56

  Campanile, L F ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Compliant mechanisms; Lightweight design; Multidisciplinary design and optimization; Shape control; Weight penalty

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; KINEMATICS; MECHANISMS; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; LIGHTWEIGHT DESIGN; MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; SHAPE CONTROL; WEIGHT PENALTY;

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

EID: 12844275985     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X05046692     Document Type: Review

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