The application of thermally induced multistable composites to morphing aircraft structures

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6930, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Mattioni, Filippo ^a   Weaver, Paul M ^a   Potter, Kevin D ^a   Friswell, Michael I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bistable structure; Morphing; Variable sweep wing; Winglet

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; AIRFRAMES; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; CONCRETE BRIDGES; FARM BUILDINGS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GAS DYNAMICS; INTELLIGENT STRUCTURES; OBJECT RECOGNITION; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; TECHNOLOGY; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ACTUATION SYSTEMS; BI STABLE; COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS; DISCRETE SETS; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; MORPHING AIRCRAFT; MORPHING AIRCRAFT STRUCTURES (MAS); MORPHING STRUCTURES; MULTI STABLE STRUCTURES; MULTISTABLE COMPOSITES; SMART STRUCTURES; STABLE STATES; STABLE-EQUILIBRIUM; TRAILING EDGES;

WINGS;

EID: 45149111831     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.776226     Document Type: Conference Paper

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