Mechanical properties of shape memory polymers for morphing aircraft applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5762, Issue , 2005, Pages 143-151

  Keihl, Michelle M ^a   Bortolin, Robert S ^a   Sanders, Brian ^a   Joshi, Shiv ^b   Tidwell, Zeb ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b NextGen Aeronautics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive structures; Morphing aircraft skin material; Shape memory polymer; SMP

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT PARTS AND EQUIPMENT; CHARACTERIZATION; GLASS TRANSITION; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS;

ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES; MONOTONIC LOADING; MORPHING AIRCRAFT SKIN MATERIAL; SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

EID: 25144438207     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.600569     Document Type: Conference Paper

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