Application of 3D printing technology for designing light-weight unmanned aerial vehicle wing structures

International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing - Green Technology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 223-228

  Moon, Seung Ki ^a   Tan, Yu En ^a   Hwang, Jihong ^b   Yoon, Yong Jin ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3D Printing; Additive manufacturing; Deployable wing design; Light weight structures; Unmanned aerial vehicles

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; ANTENNAS; COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; COMPRESSION TESTING; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INTERPLANETARY FLIGHT; LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES; MECHANISMS; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; MILITARY VEHICLES; POLYPROPYLENES; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

3-D PRINTING; DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURE; ENGINEERING DESIGN; INTERPLANETARY EXPLORATION; LATTICE STRUCTURES; PYRAMIDAL STRUCTURES; THEORETICAL BOUNDS; WING DESIGN;

DESIGN;

EID: 84903708432     PISSN: 22886206     EISSN: 21980810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40684-014-0028-x     Document Type: Article

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