Abstract
A tendon-actuated compliant cellular truss is advanced as a means of realizing morphing aircraft structures. The truss members of the unit cell are connected through compliant joints such that only modest bending moments may be transmitted from one member to another. The tendon-actuated compliant truss can be made to behave locally, and temporarily as a near-mechanism, by releasing appropriate cables. The octahedral unit cell is capable of achieving smooth deformations of the truss structure.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2396-2405 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference |
| Volume | 3 |
| State | Published - 2004 |
| Event | Collect. of Pap. - 45th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Struct., Struct. Dyn. and Mater. Conf.; 12th AIAA/ASME/AHS Adapt. Struct. Conf.; 6th AIAA Non-Deterministic Approaches Forum; 5th AIAA Gossamer Spacecraft Forum - Palm Springs, CA, United States Duration: Apr 19 2004 → Apr 22 2004 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Architecture
- General Materials Science
- Aerospace Engineering
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering