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Structural Design of a Multifunctional Morphing Fowler Flap for a Twin-Prop Regional Aircraft

Francesco Rea, Francesco Amoroso, Rosario Pecora, Maria Chiara Noviello, Maurizio Arena
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2018, Volume 1: Development and Characterization of Multifunctional Materials; Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Adaptive Systems; Integrated System Design and Implementation, V001T04A003, September 10–12, 2018
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2018-7937
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2018-7937
View Paper titled, Structural Design of a Multifunctional Morphing Fowler Flap for a Twin-Prop Regional Aircraft
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Topics: Aircraft, Structural design, Design, Airfoils, Finite element analysis, Flight, Kinematics, Motors, Shapes, Stress
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A Metameric Crawling Robot Enabled by Origami and Smart Materials

Oyuna Angatkina, Brian Chien, Alexander Pagano, Tongxi Yan, Andrew Alleyne, Sameh Tawfick, Aimy Wissa
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2017, Volume 1: Development and Characterization of Multifunctional Materials; Mechanics and Behavior of Active Materials; Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting; Emerging Technologies, V001T06A008, September 18–20, 2017
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2017-3836
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2017-3836
View Paper titled, A Metameric Crawling Robot Enabled by Origami and Smart Materials
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Topics: Robots, Smart materials, Blocks (Building materials), Design, Actuators, Biological tissues, Biology, Control algorithms, Energy efficiency, Friction
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Multi-Stable Origami Structure for Crawling Locomotion

Alexander Pagano, Brandon Leung, Brian Chien, Tongxi Yan, A. Wissa, S. Tawfick
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2016, Volume 2: Modeling, Simulation and Control; Bio-Inspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting, V002T06A005, September 28–30, 2016
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2016-9071
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2016-9071
View Paper titled, Multi-Stable Origami Structure for Crawling Locomotion
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Topics: Actuators, Bacteria, Biomimetics, Blocks (Building materials), Buckling, Chirality, Design, Geometry, Hinges, Kinematic analysis
Proceedings Papers

Muscle-Like Characteristics With an Engineered Metastructure

Z. Wu, R. L. Harne, K. W. Wang
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2014, Volume 2: Mechanics and Behavior of Active Materials; Integrated System Design and Implementation; Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting, V002T06A019, September 8–10, 2014
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2014-7746
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2014-7746
View Paper titled, Muscle-Like Characteristics With an Engineered Metastructure
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Topics: Muscle, Adaptive structures, Blocks (Building materials), Bridges (Structures), Design, Displacement, Energy management, Manufacturing, Modeling, Nanoscale phenomena
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A Multiple Degree-of-Freedom Velocity-Amplified Vibrational Energy Harvester: Part B — Modelling

Valeria Nico, Declan O’Donoghue, Ronan Frizzell, Gerard Kelly, Jeff Punch
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2014, Volume 2: Mechanics and Behavior of Active Materials; Integrated System Design and Implementation; Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting, V002T07A011, September 8–10, 2014
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2014-7511
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2014-7511
View Paper titled, A Multiple Degree-of-Freedom Velocity-Amplified Vibrational Energy Harvester: Part B — Modelling
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Topics: Degrees of freedom, Energy harvesting, Modeling, Collisions (Physics), Blocks (Building materials), Dynamics (Mechanics), Electromagnetic induction, Electronics, Harmonic oscillators, Kinetic energy
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Ultrasonic Assembly of Biologically Inspired Anisotropic Short Fibre Reinforced Composites

Richard S. Trask
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2014, Volume 2: Mechanics and Behavior of Active Materials; Integrated System Design and Implementation; Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting, V002T06A009, September 8–10, 2014
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2014-7558
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2014-7558
View Paper titled, Ultrasonic Assembly of Biologically Inspired Anisotropic Short Fibre Reinforced Composites
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Topics: Anisotropy, Fiber reinforced composites, Manufacturing, Fibers, Composite materials, Architecture, Blocks (Building materials), Chemistry, Design, Equipment performance
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Principles of Biomolecular Network Design

Eric C. Freeman, Michael K. Philen, Donald J. Leo
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2013, Volume 2: Mechanics and Behavior of Active Materials; Structural Health Monitoring; Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems; Energy Harvesting, V002T06A009, September 16–18, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2013-3113
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2013-3113
View Paper titled, Principles of Biomolecular Network Design
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Topics: Blocks (Building materials), Cellular mechanics, Circuits, Design, Engineering design, Lipid bilayers, Membranes, Modeling, Proteins, Smart materials
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Active-Cells for the Construction of Redundant and Configurable Articulated Structures

John P. Swensen, Aaron M. Dollar
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2013, Volume 1: Development and Characterization of Multifunctional Materials; Modeling, Simulation and Control of Adaptive Systems; Integrated System Design and Implementation, V001T01A013, September 16–18, 2013
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2013-3154
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2013-3154
View Paper titled, Active-Cells for the Construction of Redundant and Configurable Articulated Structures
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Topics: Construction, Design, Composite materials, Springs, Blocks (Building materials), Damping, Electric potential, Failure, Heating, Materials properties
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Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Tryptic Peptides From Wheat Gluten

Ahmad Athamneh, Justin Barone
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2009, Volume 2: Multifunctional Materials; Enabling Technologies and Integrated System Design; Structural Health Monitoring/NDE; Bio-Inspired Smart Materials and Structures, 693-699, September 21–23, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2009-1443
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2009-1443
View Paper titled, Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Tryptic Peptides From Wheat Gluten
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Topics: Self-assembly, Fibers, Blocks (Building materials), Drying, Elastic moduli, Electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Microscale devices, Nanocomposites, Proteins
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Non-Invasive Measurement Techniques for Measuring Bilayers in Droplet-Interface-Bilayers

M. Austin Creasy, Donald J. Leo
Proc. ASME. SMASIS2009, Volume 2: Multifunctional Materials; Enabling Technologies and Integrated System Design; Structural Health Monitoring/NDE; Bio-Inspired Smart Materials and Structures, 639-645, September 21–23, 2009
Publisher: American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Paper No: SMASIS2009-1321
https://doi.org/10.1115/SMASIS2009-1321
View Paper titled, Non-Invasive Measurement Techniques for Measuring Bilayers in Droplet-Interface-Bilayers
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Topics: Drops, Electrodes, Membranes, Cell membranes, Water, Blocks (Building materials), Proteins