CAREER: Modulation of Propagating Instabilities in Deployable Shell Structures — NSF Award to North Carolina State University (NC,
This Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award will support research focused on understanding the prevailing conditions for propagating instabilities and creating methods for regulating their behavior in deployable shell structures. Highly deformable thin shells can be elastically stowed and self-deployed while e
| Award title | CAREER: Modulation of Propagating Instabilities in Deployable Shell Structures |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2442376 |
| Awardee | North Carolina State University |
| City | RALEIGH |
| State | NC |
| Amount obligated | $649,274 |
| Principal investigator | Andrew Lee |
| Program | Mechanics of Materials and Str |
| Start date | 08/01/2025 |
| Abstract | This Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award will support research focused on understanding the prevailing conditions for propagating instabilities and creating methods for regulating their behavior in deployable shell structures. Highly deformable thin shells can be elastically stowed and self-deployed while exhibiting superior stiffness to mass ratios when compared to other shape changing mechanisms. However, excessively tight packaging causes prolonged and disordered motion during dep |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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