Fiber reinforced shape-memory polymer composite and its application in a deployable hinge

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Stimulus methods of multi-functional shape memory polymer nanocomposites: A review (2017, background): “[8] Lan X, Liu Y, Lv H, Wang X, Leng J, Du S.”
Smart materials in additive manufacturing: state of the art and trends (2018, methodology): “A SMP reinforced by carbon fiber fabrics developed by Xin Lan et al (Lan et al. 2009) has demonstrated the feasibility of a deployable structure.”
Shape memory polymers and their composites in aerospace applications: a review (2014, methodology): “The velocity varies during the deployment process, with the early stage and final stage being slower than the middle stage, which helps to reduce the shock effect in the deployable structure [156].”
Shape-memory polymers for multiple applications in the materials world (2016, methodology): “28 MPa and elongation to break of 160% for PEG[60] PCL[40] CNC[10], CNCs of 10 wt%).”
A review of shape memory polymer composites and blends (2009, methodology): “[72] prepared a self-deployable hinge using a thermoset styrene-based SMP reinforced with carbon fiber plain-weave fabrics.”
Shape-memory polymers and their composites: Stimulus methods and applications (2011, methodology): “Shape recovery process of a solar array prototype actuated by an SMP-composite hinge [36].”