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Shape prediction of a composite wing panel under the action of an SMA wire and an MFC bimorph

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In this article, two numerical approaches for the shape prediction of a composite wing panel under the combined actuation of a Shape memory alloy (SMA) wire and a Macro fiber composite (MFC) bimorph has been developed.
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In this article two numerical approaches for the shape prediction of a composite wing panel under the combined actuation of a Shape memory alloy (SMA) wire and a Macro fiber composite (MFC) bimorph has been developed. The first approach is a Euler-Bernouilli beam theory based linear finite element iterative scheme and the second approach is a Timoshenko beam theory based nonlinear finite element iterative scheme that takes into account the von Karman strains. The force due to the SMA wire is modeled as a follower force. It is shown that both the techniques developed are capable taking into account this non conservative follower force, while accounting for any additional arbitrary loading. The numerical schemes developed in this paper are validated using the existing techniques while elucidating the lacuna in the existing methods.

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Theoretical and experimental studies on large deflection analysis of double corrugated cantilever structures

TL;DR: In this paper, an iterative scheme for the large deflection analysis of double corrugated cantilever structures subjected to end point loads and uniformly varying load using a chain algorithm is proposed.
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An introduction to nonlinear finite element analysis

J. N. Reddy
TL;DR: The Finite Element Method: A Review 3. Heat Transfer and other Field Problems in One Dimension 4. Nonlinear Bending of Straight Beams 5. Bending Elastic Plates 7. Flows of Viscous Incompressible Fluids 8. Non-linear Analysis of Time-Dependent Problems 9. Finite Elements Formulations of Solids and Structures 10. Material Nonlinearities and Coupled Problems as mentioned in this paper
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An Introduction to Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis: with applications to heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and solid mechanics

J. N. Reddy
TL;DR: Weak-Form Finite Element Models of Flows of Viscous Incompressible Fluids (FFFLs) as discussed by the authors are a generalization of the finite element method.
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Large deflection of cantilever beams with geometric non-linearity: Analytical and numerical approaches

TL;DR: In this article, non-linear shooting and Adomian decomposition methods have been proposed to determine the large deflection of a cantilever beam under arbitrary loading conditions using elliptic integral solutions.
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Post-buckled precompressed elements: a new class of control actuators for morphing wing UAVs

TL;DR: In this paper, post-buckled precompressed (PBP) actuators are employed in a deformable wing structure to manipulate its camber distribution and thereby induce roll control on a subscale UAV.
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Analysis of large deflections of a curved cantilever subjected to a tip-concentrated follower force

TL;DR: In this article, the problem of static analysis of the flexible curved uniform cantilever beam under a tip-concentrated follower force is solved numerically using a modified Numerov's method.
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