Flexible matrix composite actuators

20th Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites 2005

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 1712-1731

  Shan, Y ^a   Bakis, C E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE STRUCTURES; AXISYMMETRIC DEFORMATION; FIBER REORIENTATION; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FLEXIBLE MATRIX COMPOSITE; GEOMETRIC NON-LINEARITY; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; LOADING CONDITION; MATERIAL NON-LINEARITY; MECHANICAL ADVANTAGE; MEMBRANE THEORY; MORPHING; MUSCLE FUNCTION; PRESSURE-DRIVEN; STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LOADING; REINFORCED PLASTICS;

MECHANICAL ACTUATORS;

EID: 82955172742     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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