Controlled unfolding of elastic hinge

• Main Author: Muhammad Faiz Mohd Basir
• Other Authors: Huang Weimin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2021
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/149809
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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