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Diego Sanchez Franco

Francisco Javier Honorato Ruiz

Iker Vélez De Mendizábal Alonso

Enrique Guinaldo Fernandez

Carlos Garcia Nieto

Esteban Martino-Gonzalez

Vasilis Votsios

Luis Rodriguez Urbina

Guillermo Nicolas Gutierrez

David Matesanz Hidalgo

Jose Angel Hernanz-Manrique

Luis Manuel Rodriguez Urbina

An auxetic bi-stable structure that comprises an auxetic curved shell movable between a first and a second stable position, and a rigid element. At least part of the surface of the auxetic curved shell is joined to the rigid element such that the curved shell is movable with respect to the rigid element between the first and second stable positions.

Auxetic bi-stable structure

A composite structure () for an aircraft, having at least one insert () for receiving attachment devices, each insert () includes a core () having a major dimension and containing at least one through-hole (), and a composite strip arrangement formed by a first section () surrounding the core () and attached to said core () by an adhesive polymeric layer, and a second section () including at least one free end (). The first () and the second portion () of the composite strip arrangement are disposed over a first surface () of the composite structure (), such that the major dimension of the core () is positioned transversal to said first surface (a). The at least one insert () is co-cured with the composite structure ().

Composite structure having an integrated support

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Getafe, Spain

Diego Sanchez Franco