Industrial and commercial applications of bistable reeled composites

Quentin M. Compton-Bishop; Andrew J. Daton-Lovett; Richard G. Curry

doi:10.1117/12.388176

12 June 2000 Industrial and commercial applications of bistable reeled composites

Quentin M. Compton-Bishop, Andrew J. Daton-Lovett, Richard G. Curry

Proceedings Volume 3991, Smart Structures and Materials 2000: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.388176
Event: SPIE's 7th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 2000, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

RolaTube Technology has developed a smart structures technology called bi-stable reeled composite. Made from layers of reinforced thermoplastic, BRC can alternate between two stable forms; that of a strong, rigid structure and that of a compact coil of flat-wound material.

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Quentin M. Compton-Bishop, Andrew J. Daton-Lovett, and Richard G. Curry "Industrial and commercial applications of bistable reeled composites", Proc. SPIE 3991, Smart Structures and Materials 2000: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies, (12 June 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.388176

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