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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2016
Ahmad Alqasimi, Tampa, FL (US);
Craig Lusk, Lutz, FL (US);
Ahmad Alqasimi, Tampa, FL (US);
Craig Lusk, Lutz, FL (US);
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);
Abstract
Unit cell bistable elements, and particular arrangements thereof, that can transform or morph a structure from one shape to another. In certain embodiments, the current invention includes unit cell bistable elements, and particular arrangements and uses thereof, that can transform or morph a structure from one shape to another. In an embodiment, the current invention provides a method/ability to transform any four-bar compliant mechanism into a bistable compliant mechanism. It is an object of the current invention to facilitate structures morphing from one specific shape to another specific shape using unit cell bistable elements.