Aircraft wings are a compromise that allows the aircraft to fly at a range of flight conditions,
but the performance at each condition is sub-optimal. The ability of a wing surface to change …

Abstract The preliminary Multidisciplinary Design and Optimisation of a flexible wing aerofoil
apropos a small Unmanned Air Vehicle is performed using a multifidelity model-based …

Morphing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can manipulate its shape for excellent flight
performance under different conditions. The most research of the morphing UAV focuses on …

Continuous advancements in technology have resulted in customers expecting enhanced
performance across multiple operating conditions. In this paper, the desire to meet a variety …

A morphing concept for wing drag reduction for a small UAV is presented. The results of a
computational assessment of the morphing concept benefits are shown. 14 to 30 drag …

This article presents a numerical study on the 2D aerodynamic characteristics of an airfoil
with a morphed camber. The operational regime of the main rotor blade of the IAR 330 …

智能可变形飞行器是当前航空航天飞行器研究领域的一个热点, 是最有可能带来航空航天技术
变革, 产生颠覆性影响的领域之一, 因此受到国内外的广泛关注. 本文首先指出飞行器可变形的 …

Morphing wings are of great interest to the unmanned aircraft community because they
enable to modify the wing geometry during flight to adapt the performance of the UAV …

One of the most challenging aspects of aircraft design is to synthesize the mutual
interactions among disciplines in order to achieve enhanced design solutions from the …

There has always been, from the very first UAV, a need for providing cost-effective methods
of deploying unmanned aircraft systems at high altitudes. Missions for UAVs at high altitudes …