Corrugated composite structures for aircraft morphing skin applications

Carleton University - 18th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies, ICAST 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 210-223

  Thill, C ^a   Etches, J A ^a   Bond, I P ^a   Potter, K D ^a   Weaver, P M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite; Corrugated structure; Morphing skin

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC STRUCTURE; COMPOSITE LAMINATE; CONSTITUENT MATERIALS; CORRUGATED STRUCTURES; CRITICAL FACTORS; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; INERTIAL LOADS; LAMINATE DESIGN; MORPHING; OUT-OF-PLANE; POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS; PREPREG MATERIALS; SHAPE CHANGE; SURFACE AREA;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; LAMINATES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING; WINGS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 84866010097     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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