A review on electroactive polymers development for aerospace applications

M Bashir, P Rajendran - Journal of Intelligent Material …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Newfangled smart materials have inspired the researchers to look for more efficient
materials that can respond to specific stimuli and retain the original shape. Electroactive …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical and experimental studies of a morphing airfoil with trailing edge high-frequency flap**

W Zhang, L Chen, Z **a, X Nie, L Ou, R Gao - Physics of Fluids, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The aerodynamic performance of a morphing airfoil is numerically and experimentally
investigated. The morphing airfoil is designed based on macro fiber composites, capable of …

Numerical investigation of frequency-amplitude effects of dynamic morphing for a high-lift configuration at high Reynolds number

A Marouf, Y Bmegaptche Tekap, N Simiriotis… - International Journal of …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study illustrates the morphing effects around a large-scale high-
lift configuration of the Airbus A320 with two elements airfoil-flap in the take-off position. The …

Trailing-edge dynamics of a morphing NACA0012 aileron at high Reynolds number by high-speed PIV

J Scheller, M Chinaud, JF Rouchon, E Duhayon… - Journal of Fluids and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Particle image velocimetry (piv) measurements are made at the trailing edge of a
piezoelectric actuated aileron in order to investigate the physical effect on the flow via high …

Trailing-edge dynamics and morphing of a deformable flat plate at high Reynolds number by time-resolved PIV

M Chinaud, JF Rouchon, E Duhayon, J Scheller… - Journal of Fluids and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The present paper investigates the turbulent wake structure in the near-region past the
trailing edge of a deformable inclined plate. The plate is actuated by shape memory alloys …

A combined smart-materials approach for next-generation airfoils

J Scheller, G Jodin, KJ Rizzo, E Duhayon… - Solid State …, 2016 - Trans Tech Publ
This article will present a morphing wing actuated using both surface embedded Shape
memory alloys (SMAs) and trailing edge Macro-fiber composites (MFCs). This combination …

Smart Material Wing Morphing for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.

AM Pankonien - 2015 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Morphing, or geometric adaptation to off-design conditions, has been considered in aircraft
design since the Wright Brothers' first powered flight. Decades later, smooth, bio-mimetic …

Electroactive morphing effects on the aerodynamic performance through wobulation around an A320 wing with vibrating trailing edge at high Reynolds number

C Rouaix, C Jiménez-Navarro, M Carvalho… - Journal of Fluids and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the effects of electroactive morphing on a 70 cm chord A320
wing by means of near trailing edge slight deformation and vibration. Wing morphing is …

Aerodynamic performance increase over an A320 morphing wing in transonic regime by numerical simulation at high Reynolds number

J Abou Khalil, C Jiménez Navarro… - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate the morphing concepts able to manipulate the
dynamics of the downstream unsteadiness in the separated shear layers and, in the wake …

Three-dimensional simulation effects of trailing-edge actuation on a morphing A320 wing by means of hybrid turbulence modelling

A Marouf, Y Hoarau, JF Rouchon… - International Journal of …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of electroactive morphing on the Airbus
A320 Reduced Scale prototype of the H2020 N° 723402 European Research project smart …