Morphing of bistable variable stiffness composites using distributed MFC actuators

PM Anilkumar, A Haldar, S Scheffler, EL Jansen… - Composite …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of piezoelectrically controlled bistable composite laminates for morphing
applications has received increased attention in recent years. So far, most existing …

High actuation capability and smooth-deformation piezo morphing wing based on multi-layer parallel pre-compressed MFC bimorph

K Hu, H Ge, H Li, T Yan, X Zheng, B Wang - Aerospace Science and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A single macro-fiber composite (MFC) unimorph or bimorph wing can only be applied to
micro aerial vehicles (MAV) at speeds lower than 20 m/s owing to its relatively small output …

Morphing wing design using integrated and distributed trailing edge morphing

T Mkhoyan, NR Thakrar, R De Breuker… - Smart Materials and …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
The presented study investigates the design and development of an autonomous morphing
wing concept developed in the scope of the SmartX project, which aims to demonstrate in …

A morphing wing with cellular structure of non-uniform density

H Zhang, Z Zhang, C Song, C Yang - Smart Materials and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper proposes an optimization design method for the modular cellular structure of non-
uniform density, which is filled into the morphing wing to generate variable torsion angle. By …

Design, kinematic and fluid-structure interaction analysis of a morphing wing

H Yang, S Jiang, Y Wang, H ** Methodology for Tailless Morphing-Wing Aircraft
ZS Montgomery - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Advanced aircraft designs tend to have several control surfaces or devices that affect the
flight of the aircraft. It is difficult or even impossible for a pilot to directly control each of these …

[PDF][PDF] Reduced-order aeroelastic modeling of morphing wings for optimization and control

U Fasel - 2020 - research-collection.ethz.ch
Morphing wings are characterized by the ability to smoothly adjust their aerodynamic
properties to a wide range of operating conditions. This can lead to significant performance …

The use of composite materials in load-bearing elements of an adaptive wing

K Kibanov, M Novikov, A Azarov - E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 - e3s-conferences.org
The article discusses methods for manufacturing power elements of an adaptive wing from
composite materials, as well as various principles for changing the configuration of an …

Küçük İHA'lar İçin 3D Baskılı Şekil Değiştirebilir Kanat Tasarımı ve Testleri

Fİ Aytaç, Ü Çelik, M Gençoğlu - Fırat Üniversitesi Mühendislik …, 2023 - dergipark.org.tr
Kuşlar; tırmanış, düz uçuş, alçalma vb. değişik uçuş fazlarını, şekillendirilebilir kanatları
sayesinde verimli bir şekilde gerçekleştirebilmektedirler. Geleneksel hava araçlarında ise …