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Researchers have only recently addressed the issue of using smart materials and especially piezoelectrics for (aero)mechanical applications. The inherent drawback of piezoelectrics, is that they only provide small displacements, resulting in the undeserved negligence of their potential use in aeronautical structures. Fortunately, nowadays a number of technologies, using smart structures, have been developed coping partially with this difficulty. But in spite of this progress, there is still a significant amount of challenges to face.
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Monreal, J., Giannopoulos, G., Santafe, F., Vantomme, J., Buysschaert, F., Hendrick, P. (2007). Design Construction and Testing of a Smart Actuated Helicopter Blade. In: Gdoutos, E.E. (eds) Experimental Analysis of Nano and Engineering Materials and Structures. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6239-1_192
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