Tailored twist morphing achieved using graded bend–twist metamaterials

Gu, Huaiyuan; Taghipour, Javad; Shaw, Alexander; Amoozgar, Mohammadreza; Zhang, Jiaying; Wang, Chen; Friswell, Michael

doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.116151

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Tailored twist morphing achieved using graded bend–twist metamaterials

Huaiyuan Gu

, Javad Taghipour, Alexander Shaw

, Mohammadreza Amoozgar

, Jiaying Zhang, Chen Wang, Michael Friswell

Composite Structures, Volume: 300, Start page: 116151

Swansea University Authors: Javad Taghipour, Alexander Shaw , Michael Friswell

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This work develops a morphing concept that utilises a metamaterial as the passive morphing device for helicopter blades. The metamaterials are created with bend–twist coupling, which enable the blade twist under prescribed bending loads. Finite element analysis (FEA) is performed to investigate the...

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Tailored twist morphing achieved using graded bend–twist metamaterials

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