Aircraft structural morphing using tendon-actuated compliant cellular trusses

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1615-1621

  Ramrakhyani, Deepak S ^a,b,c   Lesieutre, George A ^a,b,c   Frecker, Mary ^a,b   Bharti, Smita ^a,b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 227 Hammond Building ^*  (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; BENDING MOMENTS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DEFORMATION; SYSTEM STABILITY; TRUSSES; WINGS;

AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL MORPHING; CELL GEOMETRY; CELL SIZE; CELLULAR TRUSS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 29544440912     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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