@inproceedings{393118c4e8d34925bf402130b7c2540f,
title = "Static and dynamic analysis of a bistable plate for application in morphing structures",
abstract = "The need for better aircraft performance is increasingly prompting designers towards the realisation of morphing or shape-adaptable structural systems. One way to achieve this is to employ multistable composites elements. In this paper a square, curved bistable plate is studied. The finite element analysis provides the load-deflection characteristic of the bistable plate. A cubic expression is then fitted to this curve, and the equation of motion of the plate is reduced to a single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) system which has the form of the Duffing equation for a double-well potential system. The dynamics of the plate are investigated using bifurcation diagrams and shows that the qualitative behaviour given by the measured response is predicted well by the simple SDOF model.",
keywords = "Bistable plate, Duffing, Morphing",
author = "A. Carrella and F. Mattioni and Diaz, {A. A.} and Friswell, {M. I.} and Wagg, {D. J.} and Weaver, {P. M.}",
year = "2008",
language = "English",
series = "7th European Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2008",
publisher = "University of Southampton, Institute of Sound Vibration and Research",
booktitle = "7th European Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2008",
note = "7th European Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2008 ; Conference date: 07-07-2008 Through 09-07-2008",
}