Patent ID: 8164232
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: A61F,A61M,B64C,H02N,Y02T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a deformable meta-material, the method comprising: coupling a plurality of activation elements to a deformable structure in a cantilevered arrangement to result in a meta-material, wherein at least some of the plurality of activation elements each includes a rigid component and an electrode, and also overlaps and physically contacts an adjacent activation element; and configuring the meta-material to be selectively deformable, such that the meta-material deforms and acquires a new shape when an external force is applied to one or more of said plurality of activation elements that are in a deactivated state, and such that the meta-material does not deform or acquire a new shape when said external force is applied and when said one or more of said plurality of activation elements are in an activated state.