Publications

Schmidt, J., & Sakovsky, M. (2025). Antagonistic Shape Memory Alloy Actuator Articulating a Reconfigurable Helical Antenna for Space Applications. AIAA Scitech 2025 Forum. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2025-0691

Sakovsky, M., Costantine, J., & Tawk, Y. (2024). Multistable Structures for Deployable and Reconfigurable Antennas. 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP). https://doi.org/10.23919/EuCAP60739.2024.10501738

Vogel, T., Mukherjee, A., Tarter, E., Sakovsky, M., & Ermanni, P. (2024). Kinematics-driven design of reconfigurable bistable hinges with high stiffness and stability. Materials & Design, 113154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2024.113154

Chen, K. J., & Sakovsky, M. (2024). Variable Stiffness Metastructures Through Reversible Lamination. AIAA Scitech 2024 Forum, 1041. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2024-1041

Chen, K. J., & Sakovsky, M. (2023). Dynamically reprogrammable stiffness in gecko-inspired laminated structures. Smart Materials and Structures, 33(1), 015036. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-665X/ad142d

Bichara, R., Costantine, J., Tawk, Y., & Sakovsky, M. (2023). A multi-stable deployable quadrifilar helix antenna with radiation reconfigurability for disaster-prone areas. Nature Communications, 14(1), 8511. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44189-9

Bichara, R., Costantine, J., Tawk, Y., & Sakovsky, M. (2023). A Sliding Feeding Mechanism for a Bi-Stable Reconfigurable Quadrifilar Helix Antenna. 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (USNC-URSI). https://doi.org/10.1109/USNC-URSI52151.2023.10237975

Sakovsky, M., Negele, J., & Costantine, J. (2023). Electromagnetic Reconfiguration Using Stretchable Mechanical Metamaterials. Advanced Science, 2203376. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202203376

Sakovsky, M., Reivers, P., Bichara, R., Asadallah, F., Tawk, Y., & Costantine, J. (2023). Multistable helical antenna with reconfigurable radiation pattern for spacecraft. AIAA Scitech 2023 Forum, 0757. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-0757

Sakovsky, M., & Mihaly, J. (2023). Thin ply composite materials with embedded functional elements for cryogenic environments. Materials Letters, 330, 133201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2022.133201

Sakovsky, M., Trutna, J., Sinn, T., Pedivellano, A., Geiss, M., & Eker, N. (2022). Shape Changing Structures for Adaptive Space Structure Applications. 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC). https://reactlab.stanford.edu/sites/g/files/sbiybj22551/files/media/file/shapeshiftingpaper_iac2022.pdf

Risso, G., Sakovsky, M., & Ermanni, P. (2022). A Highly Multi-Stable Meta-Structure via Anisotropy for Large and Reversible Shape Transformation. Advanced Science, 2202740. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202202740

Sakovsky, M., Bichara, R., Tawk, Y., & Costantine, J. (2022). Enhancing multi-stability in helical lattices for adaptive structures. 2022 AIAA Scitech Forum. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-0923

Risso, G., Rogenmoser, T., Sakovsky, M., & Ermanni, P. (2022). Programmable FRP metamaterials for adaptive hinges with multiple 3D shapes. 2022 AIAA Scitech Forum. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-1458

Schmid, C., & Sakovsky, M. (2022). Variable Stiffness Structures through Reversible Lamination Using Dry Adhesives. 2022 AIAA Scitech Forum. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2022-0652

Risso, G., Sakovsky, M., & Ermanni, P. (2021). Highly multi-stable pre-stretched FRP grids for shape adaptation. AIAA Scitech Forum 2021. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2021-1493

Risso, G., Sakovsky, M., & Ermanni, P. (2021). Instability-driven shape forming of fiber reinforced polymer frames. Composite Structures, 268, 113946. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.113946

Sakovsky, M., & Ermanni, P. (2021). Structurally reconfigurable metamaterial antennas for spacecraft. AIAA Scitech Forum 2021. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2021-1495

Sakovsky, M., Gehri, P., & Ermanni, P. (2020). Actuation of multi-stable composite thin shell metamaterials. Invited Talk. 26th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies (ICAST) Digital Workshop. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000448365

Sakovsky, M., & Ermanni, P. (2020). A thin-shell shape adaptable composite metamaterial. Composite Structures, 246, 112390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112390