Advanced Motion Structures and Devices
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Mechanical Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 September 2022) | Viewed by 2758
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Motion structures are designed to contain internal mobilities that allow large shape transformations to meet specific engineering requirements. Conventionally in the form of assemblies of rigid links connected by movable joints, a variety of new motion structures, such as origami and kirigami, have emerged and drawn increasing attention from both academia and industry. This Special Issue of Applied Sciences “Advanced Motion Structures and Devices” is devoted to promoting scientific research and technological development from all aspects of motion structures, including but not limited to the following topics:
- Novel structural designs toward improved performance
- New forms of motion structures
- Advances in mathematical modelling methods and experiment techniques
- New fabrication approaches
- Applications in aerospace equipment, civil structures, medical devices, soft robotics, metamaterials, and other relevant fields.
Dr. Jiayao Ma
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- motion structures
- origami
- kirigami
- reconfigurable structures
- aerospace deployable structures
- medical foldables
- soft robotics
- metamaterials
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