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Adaptive structures for precision controlled large space systems
J. A. Garba, B. K. Wada, James L. Fanson
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Abstract
The stringent accuracy and ground test validation requirements of some of the future space missions will require new approaches in structural design. Adaptive structures, structural systems that can vary their geometric congiguration as well as their physical properties, are primary candidates for meeting the functional requirements for such missions. Research performed in the development of such adaptive structural systems is described.