Term for project: Adaptive bio-inspired aerospace structures actuated by shape memory alloys

University of Toledo Institute of Applied Engineering Research makes advancements in additive manufacturing research and workforce development

Implants
Shape Memory Alloys
Toledo, Ohio- The University of Toledo Institute of Applied Engineering Research (IAER) is working on advanced manufacturing with a focus on additive manufacturing. This venture is a result of the Adaptive Bio-Inspired Aerospace Structures Actuated...

Ohio industry, academia, and government collaborate on Advanced Air Mobility research and transition

AAM Collider
ALTITUDE
IronClad
RUTMS
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About the Event Ohio's Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) industry is growing at an unprecedented rate thanks to investments by the U.S. Air Force, Department of Transportation, and  NASA in programs like Agility Prime, DriveOhio, FlyOhio, Ohio UAS Center...

Ohio Engineering Team Leading Way in Smart Material Research

OFRN Press Release
defense
federal research
Shape Memory Alloys
From aviation, to automation, to biomedicine, one consistent problem engineers are working to improve is the science of creating motion, known as actuation. Researchers have been studying smart material-based actuation for over five decades. As...

Adaptive bio-inspired aerospace structures actuated by shape memory alloys

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Project period
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Innovation

Adaptive structures actuated by shape memory alloys (SMAs) have generated significant interest at NASA Glenn Research Center (High Temperature & Smart Alloys Branch) and two Ohio-based Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) directorates (Aerospace Systems and also Materials & Manufacturing).   

Objectives

The team collaborated with colleagues at NASA and AFRL to address the fundamental research questions to realize these structures. More specifically the team created the building blocks to develop bio-inspired articulating...

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