04.1 - Aerospace Grade Materials, Structural Analysis, Fatigue and Damage Tolerance
VARIATIONS IN STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF LATTICE STRUCTURES DEPENDING ON UNIT CELL SHAPE FOR MORPHING WINGS
Y. Nishijimaš, H. Tanakaš, A. Biron, Special Military School of Saint-Cyr, France; T. Miuraš; šNational Defense Academy, Japan
Lattice structures consisting of five different unit cell types were developed and subjected to tests. The results indicated that some lattices have isotropic characteristics and others have anisotropic characteristics depending on the unit cell. By applying the above anisotropic properties, it is possible to generate arbitrary deformations of the structure in response to inputs from actuators.