An adjustable closure hinge assembly, includes a first hinge portion
having a first aperture, a second hinge portion having a second aperture
coaxially aligned with the first aperture, a hinge member disposed in the
first and second apertures for joining the first and second hinge
portions, wherein the hinge member further comprises a spacer
intermediate walls defining the first and second apertures and the hinge
member, wherein the spacer comprises an active material, and an
activation device in operative communication with the active material,
wherein the activation device is operable to selectively apply an
activation signal to the active material and effect a reversible change
in at least one property of the active material, wherein the change in
the at least one property is effective to provide up to six degrees of
freedom to the hinge member and less than or equal to two degrees of
freedom in the absence of the activation signal.