A Review of the Dynamic Behavior of Thermally Induced Bistable Configurations of Unsymmetrical Composite Laminates and their Applications

D Bashir, PM Anilkumar, S Scheffler, A Haldar… - … Methods in Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Multistable structures are extensively researched due to their adaptability across various
operational conditions. A basic class of these multistable structures can be bistable …

Morphing of bistable variable stiffness composites using distributed MFC actuators

PM Anilkumar, A Haldar, S Scheffler, EL Jansen… - Composite …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of piezoelectrically controlled bistable composite laminates for morphing
applications has received increased attention in recent years. So far, most existing …

Investigations on the multistability of series-connected unsymmetric laminates

AP Kumar, PM Anilkumar, A Haldar, S Scheffler… - … Science and Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Multistable composite shells have received great attention in shape-changing morphing
applications due to their ability to attain more than one stable shape when cooled down from …

Intrawell and interwell oscillations for bi-stable cross-ply laminates actuated by MFC under oscillating impulse voltages

YX Hao, CP Bai, W Zhang, LT Liu, SW Yang - International Journal of Non …, 2022 - Elsevier
The snap-through is a typical geometric nonlinear problem for the bi-stable laminate
structures. Using the Macro Fiber Composite (MFC) actuators to actuate the snap-through …

Snap-through of bistable variable stiffness laminates using MFC actuators

PM Anilkumar, A Haldar, EL Jansen, BN Rao… - Composite …, 2021 - Elsevier
Unsymmetric composite laminates exhibit two or more stable equilibrium shapes with
opposite curvature as a result of residual thermal stresses induced during the curing …

Impact of hygrothermal environment on the bistability of variable stiffness laminates with curvilinear fibre paths

PM Anilkumar, BN Rao - International Journal of Advances in Engineering …, 2021 - Springer
Moisture absorption in composite materials has significant importance in the analysis and
design of structural components, which fully depends on the surrounding environment …

Snap-through analysis of multistable laminate using the variational asymptotic method

A Phanendra Kumar, SM Khajamoinuddin… - … Based Design of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Multistable laminates have attracted the attention of researchers for developing morphing
structures, as they can stay in different stable configurations without any need for external …

Plant-inspired multi-stimuli and multi-temporal morphing composites

H Le Ferrand, KS Riley, AF Arrieta - Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Plants are inspiring models for adaptive, morphing systems. In addition to their shape
complexity, they can respond to multiple stimuli and exhibit both fast and slow motion. We …

Numerical studies on the dynamic characteristics of series-connected multistable laminates

PM Anilkumar, BN Rao… - Smart Materials …, 2021 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Multistable morphing structures have gained considerable attention over the past three
decades due to their ability to efficiently work in various operating conditions. Unsymmetrical …

Free Vibration Analysis of Trapezoidal Bi-Stable Laminates Supported at the Elastic Midpoint of the Median Line

Y Xu, Y Hao, W Zhang, Y Zhang - Mathematics, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study investigates the natural vibration of trapezoidal bi-stable laminates (TBL) with
elastic supports at the midpoints of the median lines. Configuration of the midplane of the …