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Smart material control system and related method

  • US 6,188,160 B1
  • Filed: 09/11/1998
  • Issued: 02/13/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for controlling movement of an adaptive structure comprising:

  • an adaptive structure having first, second, third, and fourth layers, said first and second layers having a plurality of perforations;

    a charge projector for projecting charges onto said first layer and through said perforations and onto said third layer of said adaptive structure, whereby the movement of said first and third layers of said adaptive structure is independently controllable.

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