Electroactive-polymer actuators for controlling space inflatable structures

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 607-612

  Tung, Steve ^a,b   Witherspoon, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEALTH CARE; INFLATABLE STRUCTURES; MACHINE DESIGN; POLYMERS;

DAMAGE DETECTION; ELECTROACTIVE-POLYMER ACTUATORS; HEALTH MONITORING; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 24144482678     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.3227     Document Type: Article

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