Abstract
To continue to improve active structure performance, better motion amplification methods are needed. Although PZT stacks are an obvious choice for developing active structures using buckling beam amplifiers, any other active material could be used to buckle the beams. One could use the active fiber composites developed by MIT and NASA Langley, electrostrictive polymers, dielectric elastomers, magnetostrictive materials, and magnetic shape memory alloys.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2573-2578 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference |
| Volume | 4 |
| State | Published - 2003 |
| Event | 44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference - Norfolk, VA, United States Duration: Apr 7 2003 → Apr 10 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Architecture
- General Materials Science
- Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering