Macro-Fiber Composite MFC

Active fiber composites (AFC), macro fiber composites (MFC) [88,97] and piezo fiber composites (PFC) [87,98] are advanced variants of 1-3 composites that are particularly designed for adaptronic applications. Those variants are based on a basic design developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) [89,93-96]. For that purpose uniaxial arranged piezoceramic fibers from PZT are embedded in a polymer matrix and contacted via interdigital electrodes at the surface. Such composites have a high flexibility and robustness and can therefore be easily applied to components or structures... 

Fig. 5.4. NASA Langeley Research Center (LaRC) Macro-Fiber Composite (MFC) original photograph by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration [130],...

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