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Abstract

Smart materials are intelligent materials that are capable of responding to external stimulus, viz., heat, light, and chemical. Among the smart materials, there is a class of stimulus-responsive materials which are capable of recovering their original shape when subjected to even large loads and inelastic deformations. These materials are termed as shape memory materials. These materials are employed in a various disciplines due to their characteristic properties. In our study, we will enumerate the important class of shape memory materials i.e., shape memory alloys and shape memory polymers and their applications of shape memory materials in the field of aircraft morphing. A brief discussion of these materials will be provided along with the phenomenon of aircraft morphing. The study will contribute in providing an insight review of the shape memory materials being developed for aircraft morphing.