Smart Materials and Structural Design

Chair:	Co-chairs:
Xiaozhou Xin	Cheng Lin	Wei Zhao
Harbin Institute of Technology, China	Harbin Institute of Technology, China	Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Summary:

In the design of spacecraft, the separation of substructure system (e.g., payload separation from launch vehicle) and deployable structure (e.g., solar array, antenna) were usually accomplished by the pyrotechnic device (e.g., explosive bolt and mild linear shaped charge). Shape memory polymers (SMPs) were a type of intelligent materials that possessed the ability to maintain the programmed temporary shape and recover to its original shape under specific environmental stimuli (e.g., thermal, electrical, and magnetic). The micro-buckling of the SMPCs increased the storage ratio of space deployable structures, providing solutions for the transportation and packaging of large structures.

Submission Deadline: 2025.5.31