[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing of structural materials

G Liu, X Zhang, X Chen, Y He, L Cheng, M Huo… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as three-dimensional (3D) printing, has boomed
over the last 30 years, and its use has accelerated during the last 5 years. AM is a materials …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of design for additive manufacturing of aerospace lattice structures: Current trends and future directions

N Khan, A Riccio - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2024 - Elsevier
Lattice structures, produced by repeated unit cells in the particular pattern, offer a high
strength-to-weight ratio. The current advancement in Additive manufacturing (AM) …

Discretely assembled mechanical metamaterials

B Jenett, C Cameron, F Tourlomousis, AP Rubio… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Mechanical metamaterials offer exotic properties based on local control of cell geometry and
their global configuration into structures and mechanisms. Historically, these have been …

Recent developments in the aeroelasticity of morphing aircraft

RM Ajaj, MS Parancheerivilakkathil… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents an extensive review of the developments in the aeroelasticity of
morphing aircraft that occurred in the last decade (from 2009 to 2020). It focuses mainly on …

In-situ adjustable nonlinear passive stiffness using X-shaped mechanisms

X Jing, Y Chai, X Chao, J Bian - Mechanical Systems and Signal …, 2022 - Elsevier
A desired structural or material stiffness is critical in many engineering systems for structural
stability, vibration control, energy saving and manipulation efficiency. However, passive low …

On the evolution of additive manufacturing (3D/4D Printing) technologies: Materials, applications, and challenges

A Mahmood, T Akram, H Chen, S Chen - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The scientific community is and has constantly been working to innovate and improve the
available technologies in our use. In that effort, three-dimensional (3D) printing was …

Ultralight, strong, and self-reprogrammable mechanical metamaterials

CE Gregg, D Catanoso, OIB Formoso, I Kostitsyna… - Science robotics, 2024 - science.org
Versatile programmable materials have long been envisioned that can reconfigure
themselves to adapt to changing use cases in adaptive infrastructure, space exploration …

A stair‐building strategy for tailoring mechanical behavior of re‐customizable metamaterials

X Lin, F Pan, K Yang, J Guan, B Ding… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Re‐customizable mechanical behavior is critical for versatile materials with tunable
functions and applications, but inverse design for varying targets is often hindered by …

Soft mobile robots: A review of soft robotic locomotion modes

Y Sun, A Abudula, H Yang, SS Chiang, Z Wan… - Current Robotics …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Soft robotics enables unprecedented capabilities for mobile
robots that could not be previously achieved using rigid mechanisms. This article serves as …

Material–robot system for assembly of discrete cellular structures

B Jenett, A Abdel-Rahman, K Cheung… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a material–robot system consisting of mobile robots that can assemble discrete
cellular structures. We detail the manufacturing of cuboctahedral unit cells, termed voxels …