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Actuators, 2015 The use of morphing components on aerospace structures can greatly increase the versatility of an aircraft. This paper presents the design, manufacturing and testing of a new kind of adaptive airfoil with actuation through Shape Memory Alloys (SMA ...
Thomas Sinn, Ron Barrett
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Construction of a Morphing Wing Rib Actuated by a NiTi Wire
Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 2015 The main goal of this paper is to analyze if it is feasible to employ a trained shape memory alloy wire as a linear actuator to modify the camber of a morphing wing rib.
Thais Campos de Almeida +2 more
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Topology Design of Pressure Adaptive Honeycomb for a Morphing Fowler Flap
52nd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, 2011 A new method for designing a morphing Fowler flap based on pressure-adaptive honeycomb is detailed. Pressure adaptive honeycomb has been shown to be able to induce gross camber deformations in airfoil sections, such as a flap. However, due to the large amount of design variables the integration of the honeycomb as a distributed actuator in a flap ...
Scheepstra, J. (author) +2 more
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Mathematical modeling and control of a tilt-rotor aircraft
, 2015 This paper presents a novel model of large-size tilt-rotor aircraft, which can operate as a helicopter as well as being capable of transition to fixed-wing flight.
Cai, Lilong, Wang, Xinhua
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ActuatorsThis work presents a low-fidelity optimization method for a compliant morphing wing trailing-edge structure, developed to achieve multiple optimized aerodynamic shapes under combined aerodynamic and control loads using a single actuation pathway ...
Martynas Lendraitis +1 more
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Design and Optimization of a Compliant Morphing Trailing Edge for High-Lift Generation
Applied SciencesThis work focuses on the design and optimization of a morphing-compliant system developed within the project HERWINGT (Clean Aviation) and aimed at generating high lift during take-off and landing.
Salvatore Ameduri +11 more
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Advanced Aerodynamic Technologies for Future Green Regional Aircraft
INCAS Bulletin, 2014 Future Green Regional Aircraft (GRA) will operate over airports located in the neighborhood of densely populated areas, with high frequency of takeoff/ landing events and, hence, strongly contribute to community noise and gaseous emissions.
Catalin NAE
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Validation of the Lockheed Martin Morphing Concept with Wind Tunnel Testing [PDF]
The Morphing Aircraft Structures (MAS) program is a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) led effort to develop morphing flight vehicles capable of radical shape change in flight.
Ivanco, Thomas G. +4 more
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Distributed-Flap Layout Trade Study on a Highly Flexible Common Research Model [PDF]
The results of a layout trade study of a full-span, trailing-edge flap system for the NASACommon Research Model (CRM) are presented. Previously developed analysis and design tools areused to determine the potential performance benefits of several flap ...
Aftosmis, Michael J. +3 more
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Active In-Flight Load Redistribution Utilizing Fiber-Optic Shape Sensing and Multiple Control Surfaces [PDF]
Morphing wing technologies have gained research interest in recent years as technological advancements pave the way for such innovations. A key benefit of such a morphing wing concept is the ability of the wing to transition into an optimal configuration
Martins, Benjamin L. +2 more
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