An Experimental and Simulation Study of the Active Camber Morphing Concept on Airfoils Using Bio-Inspired Structures [PDF]
Biomimetics, 2023 Birds are capable of morphing their wings across different flight modes and speeds to improve their aerodynamic performance. In light of this, the study aims to investigate a more optimized solution compared to conventional structural wing designs.
Alexsteven Dharmdas +8 more
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Aerodynamic and aeroacoustic characteristics of a bionic morphing flap
Energy Reports, 2023 Birds adapt to the changing flight conditions by performing intricate feather-movements to manipulate the airflow. The avian wings often undergo seamless transformations at the trailing-edge to achieve camber-reflexes for extended flight envelope.
Farag Khalifa Omar
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Smart Bioinks for 4D Bioprinting: Requirements, Design, and Applications. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Smart bioinks empower 4D‐bioprinted constructs to dynamically adapt and remodel in response to stimuli, effectively biomimicking native tissues. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) play a guiding role in their rational design by optimizing relevant properties.
Chen S +11 more
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Enhanced Range and Endurance Evaluation of a Camber Morphing Wing Aircraft [PDF]
Biomimetics, 2023 Flight range, endurance, maneuverability, and agility are the key elements that determine an aircraft’s performance. Both conventional and morphing wing aircraft have been well studied and estimated in all aspects of performance.
Bruce W. Jo, Tuba Majid
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A Preliminary Technology Readiness Assessment of Morphing Technology Applied to Case Studies [PDF]
Biomimetics, 2023 In an innovative system, it is essential to keep under control the crucial development phases, which should consider several aspects involving, for instance, the modeling or the assessment of suitable analytical representations.
Marco Fabio Miceli +4 more
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Unsteady Aerodynamics of a Pitching Airfoil with Trailing-Edge Flap in a Four-Bladed Rotor Configuration [PDF]
BiomimeticsTo improve the unsteady aerodynamic response of the IAR 330 PUMA rotor, the present analysis provides a two-dimensional (2D) CFD-based framework for rotor blade sections integrated with trailing-edge flaps (TEFs).
Dorin-Madalin Feraru +2 more
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Numerical Simulation of the Transient Flow around the Combined Morphing Leading-Edge and Trailing-Edge Airfoil [PDF]
BiomimeticsAn integrated approach to active flow control is proposed by finding both the drooping leading edge and the morphing trailing edge for flow management.
Musavir Bashir +3 more
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Applied Sciences (Switzerland)Following the promising performance of the seamless morphing trailing edge (SMTE) flap and its internal actuation system, the elephant trunk mechanism (ETM), investigated through aerodynamic and structural analyses, this study presents an experimental ...
Ruxandra Mihaela Botez +1 more
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CGull: A Non-Flapping Bioinspired Composite Morphing Drone [PDF]
BiomimeticsDespite the tremendous advances in aircraft design that led to successful powered flights of aircraft as heavy as the Antonov An-225 Mriya, which weighs 640 tons, or as fast as the NASA-X-43A, which reached a record of Mach 9.6, many characteristics of ...
Peter L. Bishay +11 more
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Numerical Investigation of an NACA 13112 Morphing Airfoil [PDF]
BiomimeticsThis article presents a numerical study on the 2D aerodynamic characteristics of an airfoil with a morphed camber. The operational regime of the main rotor blade of the IAR 330 PUMA helicopter was encompassed in CFD simulations, performed over an angle ...
Mădălin-Dorin Feraru +3 more
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