Programmable mechanical devices through magnetically tunable bistable elements
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2212489120
Abstract: Significance The characteristics of bistable and multistable mechanisms are governed by their materials and design properties. Once fabricated, it has been not possible to program or tune their responses without changing their structure so far.… read more here.
Keywords: magnetically tunable; mechanical devices; devices magnetically; tunable bistable ... See more keywords
Aero-structural optimization and actuation analysis of a morphing wing section with embedded selectively stiff bistable elements
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DOI: 10.1177/00219983231155163
Abstract: Morphing wings provide a potential avenue to improve aerodynamic performance of aircraft operating at multiple design conditions. Nevertheless, morphing wing design is constrained by the mutually exclusive goals of high load-carrying capacity, low weight, and… read more here.
Keywords: morphing wing; structural optimization; aero structural; bistable elements ... See more keywords