The impressive maneuverability demonstrated by birds has so far eluded comparably sized
uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). Modern studies have shown that birds' ability to change …

Morphing wings have a large potential to improve the overall aircraft performances, in a way
like natural flyers do. By adapting or optimising dynamically the shape to various flight …

A traditional aircraft is optimized for only one or two flight conditions, not for the entire flight
envelope. In contrast, the wings of a bird can be reshaped to provide optimal performance at …

Continuous carbon fibre composite additive manufacturing opens up new possibilities for
automated, cost-effective manufacturing of highly-loaded structures. This is achieved by the …

Recently, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) have been widely used in the military and civil
fields. However, the battery power is a key factor that restricts the operation range of the …

Natural materials overwhelmingly shrink laterally under stretching and expand upon
heating. Through incorporating Poisson's ratio and coefficient of thermal expansion (PR and …

Large loads caused by fluid–structure interaction leading to fatigue failure and added
robustness of wing-like structures constitute important design challenges to be addressed. A …

This paper presents the design, optimization, realization and testing of a novel wing
morphing concept, based on distributed compliance structures, and actuated by …

Morphing systems able to efficiently adjust their characteristics to resolve the conflicting
demands of changing operating conditions offer great potential for enhanced performance …

Accurate and efficient aeroelastic models are critically important for enabling the
optimization and control of highly flexible aerospace structures, which are expected to …