A multi-stable spanwise twist morphing trailing edge [PDF]
25th AIAA/AHS Adaptive Structures Conference, 2017 Morphing structures have received growing interest from the engineering community, owing to potential for enhanced aerodynamic efficiency and scope for reducing weight.
Campanile L.F. +8 more
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Design and Experiment of a Seamless Morphing Trailing Edge
Aerospace, 2023 Morphing trailing edge wing as an important morphing wing technology has gained wide attention because of its advantages, such as gust mitigation, improved aerodynamic efficiency, and reduced radar reflective area.
Gui Cheng +4 more
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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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Design and Shape Monitoring of a Morphing Wing Trailing Edge
Aerospace, 2023 The morphing wing trailing edge is an attractive aviation structure due to its shape-adaptive ability, which can effectively improve the aerodynamic performance of an aircraft throughout the whole flight.
Xintong Shi +5 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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Assessment of the Measurement Performance of the Multimodal Fibre Optic Shape Sensing Configuration for a Morphing Wing Section [PDF]
Sensors, 2022 In this paper, with the final aim of shape sensing for a morphing aircraft wing section, a developed multimodal shape sensing system is analysed. We utilise the method of interrogating a morphing wing section based on the principles of both hybrid ...
Nakash Nazeer +2 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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Design, Development and Testing of Shape Shifting Wing Model [PDF]
Aerospace, 2017 The design and development of morphing (shape shifting) aircraft wings—an innovative technology that has the potential to increase the aerodynamic efficiency and reduce noise signatures of aircrafts—was carried out.
Dean Ninian, Sam M. Dakka
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Decamber Morphing Concepts by Using a Hybrid Trailing Edge Control Surface [PDF]
Aerospace, 2015 The idea of morphing is drawing extensive attention in aerospace technologies. Several different approaches like span, camber, twist, and sweep are finding applications.
Yavuz Yaman +8 more
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Design and Validation of the Trailing Edge of a Variable Camber Wing Based on a Two-Dimensional Airfoil [PDF]
BiomimeticsVariable camber wing technology stands out as the most promising morphing technology currently available in green aviation. Despite the ongoing advancements in smart materials and compliant structures, they still fall short in terms of driving force ...
Jin Zhou +6 more
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