A concept for airfoil-like active bistable twisting Structures

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 157-169

  Schultz, Marc R ^a  

^a Composite Technology Development Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Active shape control; Compliant mechanism; Composite; Morphing; Multistable

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

ACTIVE SHAPE CONTROL; COMPLIANT MECHANISM;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 38349160144     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X06073988     Document Type: Article

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