A morphing composite air inlet with multiple stable shapes

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 961-973

  Daynes, S ^a   Weaver, P M ^a   Trevarthen, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

compliant mechanisms; morphing; multistability; non linear deformations.; stiffness tailoring

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC SURFACES; AIR INLET; BENDING STIFFNESS; BENDING STRAIN; COMPLIANT MECHANISM; DIVERGENT CHANNEL; EXTERNAL LOADS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; HIGH STIFFNESS; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; LOW MASS; MORPHING; MULTISTABILITY; MULTISTABLE; NONLINEAR DEFORMATIONS; PRE-STRESS; PROOF OF CONCEPT;

AERODYNAMICS; CARBON FIBERS; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MECHANISMS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

AIR INTAKES;

EID: 80052361988     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X11399943     Document Type: Article

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