Volume 37, Issue 5 No AccessStatic Shape Control of Smart Structures Using Compliant MechanismsLaxminarayana Saggere and Sridhar KotaLaxminarayana Saggere University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109Search for more papers by this author and Sridhar Kota University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:17 May 2012https://doi.org/10.2514/2.775SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About Previous article Next article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee PDF for referencesCited bySlenderness tuning to adjust and regulate constant force mechanisms (STAR-CFM)Mechanism and Machine Theory, Vol. 186Dynamic Analysis of Cylindrical Shells with Flexoelectric ActuationQiu Han, Deng Yan , Fan Mu and Tzou Hornsen18 December 2022 | AIAA Journal, Vol. 61, No. 4Multi-Objective Reliability-Based Partial Topology Optimization of a Composite Aircraft Wing21 January 2023 | Symmetry, Vol. 15, No. 2Wind Tunnel Tests of 3D-Printed Variable Camber Morphing Wing9 November 2022 | Aerospace, Vol. 9, No. 11Computational design and experimental testing of a flexible bi-stable airfoil for passive flow controlAnurag Bhattacharyya, Mark Bashkawi, Se Yeon Kim, Wanzheng Zheng, Theresa Saxton-Fox and Kai A. 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Livne22 August 2012Controlled-motion models for wind tunnel unsteady aerodynamic loads identification on deforming configurations - A multidisciplinary challengeEli Livne22 August 2012Vibration Control of Hard Disk Drive with Smart Structure Technology for Improving Servo Performance What's Popular Volume 37, Number 5May 1999 Crossmark TopicsAircraft DesignAircraft Operations and TechnologyAircraft Wing DesignAirfoilBeam (Structures)Computational Fluid DynamicsFailure AnalysisFinite Element MethodFlexible and Active StructuresFluid DynamicsSmart Structures and MaterialsStructural AnalysisStructural Design and DevelopmentStructural EngineeringStructural SystemStructures, Design and Test KeywordsSmart StructuresShape ControlPiezoelectric ActuatorsWing CamberCamberStructural OptimizationMission Adaptive WingsBending MomentElastic PropertiesCurved BeamPDF Published online17 May 2012