Modeling Bistable Composite Laminates for Piezoelectric Morphing Structures

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="428624.fig.001a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/isrn/volume-2013/428624/figures/428624.fig.001a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Room temperature shape</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="428624.fig.001b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/isrn/volume-2013/428624/figures/428624.fig.001b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Actuated shape</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

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Figure 1: Modeling Bistable Composite Laminates for Piezoelectric Morphing Structures 