A review of avian-inspired morphing for UAV flight control

C Harvey, LL Gamble, CR Bolander… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Underwater oscillation performance and 3D vortex distribution generated by miniature caudal fin-like propulsion with macro fiber composite actuation

L Junqiang, Y Yiling, W Chuanyu, L Guo**… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2020 - Elsevier
Underwater biomimetic propulsion systems that mimic the BCF (Body and/or Caudal Fin)
fishes have attracted considerable attention. A miniature caudal fin-like propulsion device …

Deep reinforcement learning achieves multifunctional morphing airfoil control

KPT Haughn, LL Gamble… - Journal of Composite …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Smooth camber morphing aircraft offer increased control authority and improved
aerodynamic efficiency. Smart material actuators have become a popular driving force for …

Influence of bioinspired morphing on the flow field characteristics of UAV wings at low Reynolds number

R **i Raj, BR Rose J - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The aerodynamic performance of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) can be improved by
optimizing the surface flow characteristics over a wide range of angle of attack (AoA) through …

Structural design and experimental verification of a novel split aileron wing

A Zhao, D He, D Wen - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Many unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) such as solar powered ones require their top
surfaces of the wings to be integral and gap free. To enable rolling movement and improve …

Bio-inspired morphing tail for flap**-wings aerial robots using macro fiber composites

V Perez-Sanchez, AE Gomez-Tamm, E Savastano… - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Featured Application The work intends to demonstrate the feasibility of applying different
materials and technologies with the aim of performing morphing to different parts of an aerial …

Deep learning reduces sensor requirements for gust rejection on a small uncrewed aerial vehicle morphing wing

KPT Haughn, C Harvey, DJ Inman - Communications Engineering, 2024 - nature.com
Uncrewed aerial vehicles are integral to a smart city framework, but the dynamic
environments above and within urban settings are dangerous for autonomous flight. Wind …

Large deformation mechanical modeling with bilinear stiffness for Macro-Fiber Composite bimorph based on extending mixing rules

K Hu, H Li - Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Macro-Fiber Composite bimorph is a kind of piezoelectric actuator that allow large bending
deformation. However, macro-fiber composites exhibit strong stiffness nonlinearity in their …

Using a topology optimization results interpreter on the frame of an aircraft with a bio-inspired rotating empennage

C Ives, DH Myszka, J Joo, CR Bolander… - AIAA Aviation 2022 …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-3373. vid This paper demonstrates
the use of a topology optimization interpreter on the frame of a bio-inspired aircraft. The …

Experimental study of axial-compressed macro-fiber composite bimorph with multi-layer parallel actuators for large deformation actuation

K Hu, H Li, LH Wen - Journal of Intelligent Material Systems …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Piezoelectric bimorphs have a promising application in morphing micro air vehicles;
however, increasing the actuation displacement is a difficult point. Axial compression can be …