Design of novel morphing structures based on bistable composites with piezoceramic actuators

Mechanics of Composite Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 339-346

  Gude, M ^a   Hufenbach, W ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bistable composites; Morphing structures; Piezoelectric actuators; Unsymmetric laminates

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; LAMINATES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; RESIDUAL STRESSES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

BISTABLE COMPOSITES; MORPHING STRUCTURES; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; UNSYMMETRIC LAMINATES;

FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS;

EID: 33748924856     PISSN: 01915665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11029-006-0043-2     Document Type: Article

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