Analysis of morphing, multi stable structures actuated by piezoelectric patches

Computers and Structures

Volumn 86, Issue 3-5, 2008, Pages 347-356

  Portela, Pedro ^a   Camanho, Pedro ^a   Weaver, Paul ^b   Bond, Ian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actuation; Asymmetrical laminates; Composites; FE modelling; MFC; Morphing; Morphing structures; Multistable plates; Piezoelectric; Snap through

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; SWITCHING;

CONSTANT ACTUATION FORCE; MOISTURE ABSORPTION; MORPHING STRUCTURES; MULTISTABLE PLATES;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 38949172771     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2007.01.032     Document Type: Article

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