Design of Actively Controlled Microarchitectures with Programmable Mechanical Properties

Abstract

We have conducted the research necessary to enable the design and fabrication of actively controlled microarchitectures (ACMs). ACMs are a new kind of mechanical metamaterial that utilize flexures, actuators, sensors, and control circuitry within tiny unit cells that constitute large lattices to achieve system-level properties or shape changing capabilities that can be programmed and uploaded on demand.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 16, 2019
Accession Number
AD1085875

Entities

People

  • Babak Haghpanah
  • Jonathan B. Hopkins
  • Lucas A. Shaw
  • Michael Porter
  • Samira Chizari
  • Song Yuangping

Organizations

  • University of California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Advanced Materials
  • Assembly
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Geometry
  • Graph Theory
  • Lithography
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Metamaterials
  • Microarchitecture
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems