A review of avian-inspired morphing for UAV flight control
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 …
uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs). Modern studies have shown that birds' ability to change …
Morphing unmanned aerial vehicles
JC Gomez, E Garcia - Smart Materials and Structures, 2011 - iopscience.iop.org
Research on aircraft morphing has exploded in recent years. The motivation and driving
force behind this has been to find new and novel ways to increase the capabilities of aircraft …
force behind this has been to find new and novel ways to increase the capabilities of aircraft …
Piezoceramic composite actuators for a solid-state variable-camber wing
A solid-state piezocomposite variable-camber morphing wing is proposed for fixed-wing
aircraft that operate in the low Reynolds number regime. An experimental evaluation of the …
aircraft that operate in the low Reynolds number regime. An experimental evaluation of the …
Flow control and separation delay in morphing wing aircraft using traveling wave actuation
This study examines the biomimicry of wave propagation, a mode of locomotion in aquatic
life for the use-case of morphing aircraft surfaces for boundary layer control. Such motion is …
life for the use-case of morphing aircraft surfaces for boundary layer control. Such motion is …
Continuous electric field modeling of Macro-Fiber Composites for actuation and energy harvesting
This paper presents a new low-order electric field model for Macro-Fiber Composite devices
with interdigitated electrodes. Specifically, the paper proposes a continuous electric field …
with interdigitated electrodes. Specifically, the paper proposes a continuous electric field …
Flow control methods and their applicability in low-Reynolds-number centrifugal compressors—a review
J Tiainen, A Grönman, A Jaatinen-Värri… - International Journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
The decrease in the performance of centrifugal compressors operating at low Reynolds
numbers (eg, unmanned aerial vehicles at high altitudes or small turbomachines) can reach …
numbers (eg, unmanned aerial vehicles at high altitudes or small turbomachines) can reach …
Inertial attitude control of a bat-like morphing-wing air vehicle
This paper presents a novel bat-like unmanned aerial vehicle inspired by the morphing-wing
mechanism of bats. The goal of this paper is twofold. Firstly, a modelling framework is …
mechanism of bats. The goal of this paper is twofold. Firstly, a modelling framework is …
Homogenized energy model for characterizing polarization and strains in hysteretic ferroelectric materials: Material properties and uniaxial model development
RC Smith, Z Hu - Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Ferroelectric materials, such as lead zirconate titanate, lanthanum-doped lead zirconate
titanate, and BaTiO3, are being considered, or are already being employed, for a large …
titanate, and BaTiO3, are being considered, or are already being employed, for a large …
Numerical investigation of an Elastomer-Piezo-adaptive blade for active flow control of a nonsteady flow field using fluid–structure interaction simulations
TD Phan, P Springer, R Liebich - Journal of …, 2017 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In order to prevent critical effects due to pulsed detonation propulsion, eg, incidence
fluctuations, an elastomer-piezo-adaptive stator blade with a deformable front part is …
fluctuations, an elastomer-piezo-adaptive stator blade with a deformable front part is …
Low reynolds number behavior of a solid-state piezocomposite variable-camber wing
The low speed, low Reynolds number wind-tunnel analysis of a previously proposed solid-
state piezocomposite variable-camber wing is presented. The wing employs a continuous …
state piezocomposite variable-camber wing is presented. The wing employs a continuous …