Multi-stable composite twisting structure for morphing applications

Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 468, Issue 2141, 2012, Pages 1230-1251

  Lachenal, X ^a   Weaver, P M ^a   Daynes, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bistability; Compliant structures; Composite materials; Deployable structures; Twist morphing

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MODELS; OPTICAL BISTABILITY;

COMPLEX MECHANISMS; COMPLIANT STRUCTURES; DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE; DESIGN PARAMETERS; ENGINEERING STRUCTURES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; GOOD CORRELATIONS; LARGE DEFORMATIONS; LOW MASS; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MORPHING; MORPHING STRUCTURES; MULTISTABLE; PRE-STRESSED; STABLE CONFIGURATION; TWISTING AXIS; UNSTABLE STATE; ZERO STIFFNESS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84861850126     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: 14712946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.2011.0631     Document Type: Conference Paper

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