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Optimal design and numerical analysis of a morphing flap structure [PDF]
, 2012 Over the next few years the aviation industry will face the challenge to develop a new generation of air vehicles characterised by high aerodynamic efficiency and low environmental impact.
Di Matteo, Natalia
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Development of Vertical Wind Turbine Blades Using 4D Printing of Composites
Polymer Composites, Volume 47, Issue 12, Page 10966-10975, 20 June 2026.Vertical axis wind turbine: White blade: Commercial. Black blade: Composite. ABSTRACT This paper presents the procedure to make vertical wind turbine blades using the technique of 4D printing of composites (4DPC). The blades are made using carbon/epoxy composite materials with a fiber volume fraction of about 60%.
Emad Fakhimi, Suong Van Hoa
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SMART MORPHING CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS FOR ADVANCED LIFTING SURFACES [PDF]
, 2009 The aim of this thesis has been the study and implementation of structural solutions for the local or global change of airplanes wing geometry (adaptive wing): they may lead to an increase in aerodynamic efficiency and reduced operating costs and ...
Barbarino, Silvestro
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Advanced Engineering Materials, Volume 28, Issue 11, 3 June 2026.Stabilization of L‐PBF Ni50.7Ti49.3 under low‐cycle loading was investigated. Recoverable strain after cycling was dependent on the amount of applied load. Recovery ratio was 53.4% and 35.1% at intermediate and high load, respectively. The maximum total strain reached 10.3% at a high load of 1200 MPa.
Ondřej Červinek +5 more
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Highly Dynamic Soft Electrohydraulic Origami Actuators for Agile and Multimodal Robotic Locomotion
SmartBot, Volume 2, Issue 2, June 2026.Most current soft robots still lag far behind their natural counterparts in both agility and speed, mainly attributed to the limited morphing modes and performance of soft actuators. Here, the authors report a new methodology of electrohydraulic origami (EHO) for creating powerful and multimodal soft actuators with large strain, high speed, lightweight,
Wenbo Li +6 more
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The design of adaptive structures for wing morphing [PDF]
, 2006 This research is concerned with the design of adaptive structures for achieving global multi-shape morphing aerodynamic configurations, by using slender structures.
Ursache, Narcis M., Ursache, Narcis M
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Elinvar Materials: Recent Progress and Challenges
Advanced Engineering Materials, Volume 28, Issue 9, 6 May 2026.Elinvar materials, exhibiting temperature‐invariant elastic modulus, are critical for precision instruments and emerging technologies. This article reviews recent progress in the field, with a focus on the anomalous thermoelastic behavior observed in key material systems.
Wenjie Li, Yang Ren
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Morphing Wing Aircraft Using Piezoelectric Actuators [PDF]
, 2015 Using macro-fiber composites as aircraft control surfaces, rather than the hinged flaps of current aircraft, decreases energy and fuel consumption, and can increase wing versatility along with the aircraft\u27s range and endurance.
Buckmaster, Daniel A +3 more
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Active Metamaterials with Tunable Shear Nonreciprocity and Nonlinear Dynamics
Advanced Science, Volume 13, Issue 28, 18 May 2026.Active gear‐based mechanical metamaterials enable simultaneous control of translational and torsional stiffnesses by 30–100×, break shear reciprocity under positive versus negative loads, broadly tune resonant frequencies, and offer programmable dynamic responses.
Xin Fang, Miao Yu, Dianlong Yu, Li Cheng
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Methods for designing the next generation of aircraft architectures using topology optimisation [PDF]
, 2010 The need from energy efficient transportation has resulted in a growing interest in new aircraft configurations such as the Blended Wing Body. There is very little collective knowledge on the optimal structural layouts of these aircraft, and the ...
Eves, James, Eves, Jamie Samantha
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