Shape-Memory Polymers for Aerospace Applications - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1605951188 ISBN 13: 9781605951188

Publisher: DEStech Publications, Inc., 2015

Synopsis

A technical analysis of shape-memory polymers (SMPs) and their composites, particularly in adaptive materials, this volume introduces designs linking SMPs to metals, elastomers, foams, nanoparticles and other materials, as well as the engineering of SMPs directly into parts and active (morphing) components. Attention is given to controlled structures activated by light, heat, electricity and other energy sources, as well as the connection of SMPs with actuators. Part one discusses the activation and analysis of the shape memory response, including shape recovery. Subsequent chapters offer modeling and other tools for investigating the SMP response, including shape recovery. Part three combines the response with micro- and macro-scale reinforcing phases for producing SMP composites, and the following section discusses synthetic and nanostructured customization of the shape memory polymer response. The final section focuses on specific SMP concepts in aircraft, including morphing skins, wings, unimorph composite actuators for deployment, and variable stiffness elements.

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About the Author

Gyaneshwar Tandon and Jeffery Baur, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and Amber McClung, St. Mary's University

Edition details

• Publisher: DEStech Publications, Inc.
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1605951188
• ISBN 13: 9781605951188
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 659
• Editor: Tandon Gyaneshwar P. Ph.D., McClung Amber J. W. Ph.D., Baur Jeffery W. Ph.D.