Variable stiffness adaptive structures utilizing hydraulically pressurized flexible matrix composites with valve control

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 9, Issue , 2006, Pages 6387-6397

  Philen, Michael ^b   Shan, Ying ^b   Bakis, C E ^a,c   Wang, K W ^a,c   Rahn, D ^a,c  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c 212 Earth Engineering Sciences Bldg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VALVES (MECHANICAL);

AXIAL STIFFNESS; BEAM STRUCTURES; FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITES (FMC); VALVE CONTROL;

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 34147221257     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-2134     Document Type: Conference Paper

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