Adaptive structures technology for membrane optical surfaces

19th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Agnes, Gregory S ^a,c   Wagner, John W ^b  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^c Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

ADAPTIVE STRUCTURE; LINEAR THEORY; OPTICAL MEMBRANES; OPTICAL SURFACES; PIEZOELECTRIC MEMBRANES; PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMERS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 85067320900     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-1199     Document Type: Conference Paper

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