Design of a shape-memory alloy actuated macro-scale morphing aircraft mechanism

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5764, Issue , 2005, Pages 232-240

  Manzo, Justin ^a   Garcia, Ephrahim ^a   Wickenheiser, Adam ^a   Horner, Garnett C ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive structure; HECS; Morphing; Shape change; Shape memory alloy; SMA; Weissinger

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; UNMANNED VEHICLES;

ADAPTIVE STRUCTURE; HECS; MORPHING; SHAPE CHANGE; WEISSINGER;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

EID: 25144464137     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.601372     Document Type: Conference Paper

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