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Title Plants and mechanical motion : a synthetic approach to nastic materials and structures / edited by : Norman M. Wereley, Janet M. Sater
Published Lancaster, Pennsylvania : DEStech Publications, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 259 pages) : illustrations
Contents 1. Plants and mechanical motion-a synthetic approach to nastic materials and structures / Janet M. Sater, John A. Main and Robert McHenry -- 2. Controllable microhydraulic actuation using biological ion transporters / D.J. Leo, J. Cuppoletti, S. Narang and V.B. Sundaresan -- 3. Electrochemical actuators utilizing solid-state intercalation compounds and their appearances to smart structures / Y.-M. Chiang, S.R. Hall, T.E. Chin, F. Tubilla, G. Baetz, D. Sapnaras and K.Y. Song -- 4. Electroosmotically-actuated hydrogel for nastic actuation / Reh-lin Chen, Chuan-Hua Chen, Bing-Chung Chen and Chung-Lung Chen -- 5. Electrochemical/combustion actuation to achieve helicopter blade twist / G.F. Hawkins, P.A. Hess, T.J. Curtiss, M.J. O'Brien, T.A. Moore, E.W. Fournier, B.B. Brady, S.D. Patty, M.A. Eby and J. Thomas -- 6. Learning from plants-recent advances in fluidic flexible matrix composite based multi-cellular and multi-functional adaptive structures / Suyi Li and K.W. Wang -- 7. Soft robotic manipulators: design, analysis, and control / Deepak Trivedi and Christopher D. Rahn -- 8. Plant-inspired flexible matrix composite actuators for biomimetic underwater propulsion systems / Michael Philen -- 9. Bio-inspired pneumatic artificial muscle actuation of trailing edge flaps in a helicopter rotor / Benjamin K.S. Woods, Curt S. Kothera and Norman M. Wereley -- 10: Final discussion and conclusions / Janet M. Sater, John A. Main and Robert McHenry
Summary "Beginning with the basics of plant motion, this book explains technologies for translating plant-like movements to new adaptive materials, with explicit reference to helicopter and aeronautic applications."--Publisher description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Aerospace engineering -- Research
Airplanes -- Materials -- Design and construction
Plants -- Irritability and movements -- Research
Aerospace engineering -- Research
Form Electronic book
Author Wereley, Norman M., editor.
Sater, Janet M., editor.
ISBN 9781523112685
1523112689