As climate change is exacerbated and existing resources are depleted, the need for
sustainable industries becomes ever so important. Aviation is not an exception. Despite the …

Vibration and sound control is critical to many practical engineering systems in order to
minimise the detrimental effects caused by unavoidable vibrations and noises …

Elastic properties of classical bulk materials can hardly be changed or adjusted in operando,
while such tunable elasticity is highly desired for robots and smart machinery. Although …

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 …

In recent decades, the environmental impacts of aviation have become a key challenge for
the aeronautical community. Advanced and well-established technologies such as active …

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) represent a highly interesting class of materials. As one
representative of the intelligent polymeric systems, these materials gained significant …

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are gaining popularity due to their application in military,
private and public sector, especially being attractive for fields where human operator is not …

This paper presents an extensive review of the developments in the aeroelasticity of
morphing aircraft that occurred in the last decade (from 2009 to 2020). It focuses mainly on …

A morphing aircraft can adapt its configuration to suit different types of tasks, which is also an
important requirement of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV). The successful development of …

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 …