Fabrication Process:Laser-based patterning
of thin-film; gel-pak transfer; lamination
Opening time: <
2 ms for flow initiation;
8 ms to reach mechanical equilibriumS (max flap deflection)
Closing time:
< 0.9 ms to achieve complete seal from fully opened state
Operation of Active Structural
Stabilization Experiment
Active stabilization of the first mode of column buckling
provides a factor of 2.9x increase in load-bearing capability
