Design, material properties and performances of a smart hinge based on shape memory polymer composites

Shape memory polymer composites (SMPCs) are gradually applied to deployable space structures due to their special shape memory effect and excellent mechanical properties. The design, material properties and performances of a smart hinge based on SMPC were investigated in this paper. The micro-buckling problem of the inner sheet of the hinge was solved by designing the bending path. The mechanical properties of materials with different fiber...