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Span morphing using the compliant spar [PDF]
, 2014 This paper develops and models the Compliant Spar concept that allows the wing span to be varied to provide roll control and enhance the operational performance for a medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAV.
Ajaj, R.M. +3 more
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On the Importance of Morphing Deformation Scheduling for Actuation Force and Energy
Aerospace, 2016 Morphing aircraft offer superior properties as compared to non-morphing aircraft. They can achieve this by adapting their shape depending on the requirements of various conflicting flight conditions.
Roeland De Breuker, Noud Werter
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Aerospace, 2022 Conventional aircraft use discrete flight control surfaces to maneuver during flight. The gaps and discontinuities of these control surfaces generate drag, which degrades aerodynamic and power efficiencies.
Peter L. Bishay +10 more
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Aerospace, 2014 Recent advances in smart structures and multifunctional materials have facilitated many novel aerospace technologies such as morphing aircraft. A morphing aircraft, bio-inspired by natural fliers, has gained a lot of interest as a potential technology to
Rafic Ajaj
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IEEE Access, 2017 Morphings are usually used for aircrafts to achieve a better performance in variable environment, whereas this paper focuses on how to achieve a trajectory-attitude separation control effect with an active morphing strategy.
Tianhao Guo, Zhongxi Hou, Bingjie Zhu
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Aircraft winglets are well-established devices that improve aircraft fuel efficiency by enabling a higher lift over drag ratios and lower induced drag. Retrofitting winglets to existing aircraft also increases aircraft payload/range by the same order of ...
Ignazio Dimino +5 more
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Aircraft Modeling and Simulation [PDF]
, 2022 Various aerodynamics, structural dynamics, and control design and experimental studies are presented with the aim of advancing green and morphing aircraft research.
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Analysis of Motion Characteristics of Bionic Morphing Wing Based on Sarrus Linkages
Applied Sciences, 2022 The variant aircraft can flexibly change its shape to achieve the best sports performance under different flight environments and flight missions. Changing the shape of the wings is a major form of variant aircraft.
Zhong Yun +3 more
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Research status and key technologies of in-plane deformation of morphing wing surface
Hangkong gongcheng jinzhan, 2023 Morphing wing is one of the important development directions of future aircraft design, and the study of in-plane deformation of the morphing wing surface has received widespread attention.
FENG Wenzheng +3 more
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Polymer Testing, 2022 There is an emerging trend in the morphing aircraft research where two or more morphing degrees of freedom are used on a wing which leads to the concept of polymorphing.
Dilshad Ahmad +2 more
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