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physics.app-ph2018
Autonomous Deployment of a Solar Panel Using an Elastic Origami and Distributed Shape Memory Polymer Actuators
Tian Chen, Osama R. Bilal, Robert Lang +2
Deployable mechanical systems such as space solar panels rely on the intricate stowage of passive modules, and sophisticated deployment using a network of motorized actuators. As a…
physics.app-ph2017★ 1 cited
An Autonomous Programmable Actuator and Shape Reconfigurable Structures using Bistability and Shape Memory Polymers
Tian Chen, Kristina Shea
Autonomous deployment and shape reconfiguration of structures is a crucial field of research in space exploration with emerging applications in the automotive, building and biomedi…