Multifunctional Mechatronic Materials

Abstract

Contributions have been made in two basic areas: ultralight structures based on sandwich panels with truss and textile cores, and high authority actuating structures based on the properties of the Kagome system. This final report contains the following studies: (1) Effective Properties of the Octet-truss Lattice Material, by V.S. Deshpande, N.A. Fleck, and M.F. Ashby; (2) Kagome Plate Structures for Actuation, by R.G. Hutchinson, N. Wicks, A.G. Evans, N.A. Fleck, and J.W. Hutchinson; (3) Measurements and Simulations of the Performance of Metallic Sandwich Structures with a Near Optimal Tetrahedral Truss Core, by H.J. Rathbun, Z. Wei, M.Y. He, F.W. Zok, and A.G. Evans; (4) Minimum Weight Design of a High Authority Flexural Actuator Based on Electroelastomers, by L.H. Han, T.J. Lu, and A.G. Evans; (5) Optimal Truss Plates, by N. Wicks and J.W. Hutchinson; (6) On the Performance of Light Weight Metallic Panels Fabricated Using Textile Technology, by D.R. Mumm, S. Chiras, A.G. Evans, J.W. Hutchinson, and D.J. Sypeck, et al.; (7) Performance of Sandwich Plates with Truss Cores, by N. Wicks and J.W. Hutchinson; and (8) The Structural Performance of Near-Optimized Truss Core Panels, by S. Chiras, D.R. Mumm, A.G. Evans, N.Wicks, and J.W. Hutchinson, et al.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 21, 2003
Accession Number
ADA411734

Entities

People

  • Anthony Evans

Organizations

  • Princeton University

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Chemistry
  • Construction
  • Elastic Properties
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Honeycomb Structures
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Tensile Strength
  • Test Methods
  • Yield Strength

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  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Structural Dynamics.