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Effect of Wing Stiffness and Folding Wingtip Release Threshold on Gust Loads
Journal of Aircraft, 2023 This study presents an aeroelastic wind-tunnel experiment to identify the influence of the wing stiffness and hinge release threshold on the gust load alleviation performance of a folding wingtip design. Five models with different stiffness and tailoring
Xavier Carrillo Córcoles +5 more
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Z-folding aircraft electromagnetic scattering analysis based on hybrid grid matrix transformation
Scientific Reports, 2022 To study the electromagnetic scattering characteristics of a morphing aircraft with Z-folding wings, a method of hybrid grid matrix transformation (HGMT) is presented.
Zeyang Zhou, Jun Huang
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Flare folding wing tips for static and gust loads alleviation
Journal of Physics, Conference Series, 2023 The Passive gust load alleviation device can effectively simplify the control system by relying on the adaptive deformation of the structure. This research examines the influence of using folding wingtips during flight as a means of reducing static loads
Bo Ye, Youxu Yang, Z. Cheng
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Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2022 When beetles are not in flight, their hind wings are folded and hidden under the elytra to reduce their size. This provided inspiration for the design of flapping-wing micro aerial vehicles (FWMAVs).
Jiyu Sun +5 more
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Design and Research of High-Speed Aircraft Folding Rudder Structure Based on High-Temperature Alloy [PDF]
Hangkong bingqi, 2022 In order to cope with the severe coupling effects of aerodynamic heat and aerodynamic load for a long time in the complex flight environment of high heat flow and large load for the folding rudder of high-speed aircraft, as well as the strong constraints
Chen Ke, Jin Ling, Xu Qian, Lei Bao, Wang Congwei, Liang Zudian
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Resonance-Driven Passive Folding/Unfolding Flapping Wing Actuator
Applied Sciences, 2020 The wings of flapping-wing micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) face the risk of breakage. To solve this issue, we propose the use of a biomimetic foldable wing.
Takashi Ozaki +2 more
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Design and Implementation of a Low-Cost Folding-Wing UAV for Model Rocket Deployment
IEEE Aerospace Conference, 2023 Rapid innovation in Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) capabilities enable the opportunity for novel drone applications. Specifically, the growing use of UAVs in search-and-rescue, long-range surveys, and emergency deployment operations.
M. Watson, Felipe Gonzalez
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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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A drone with insect-inspired folding wings
2016 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2016 Flying robots are increasingly adopted in search and rescue missions because of their capability to quickly collect and stream information from remote and dangerous areas. To further enhance their use, we are investigating the development of a new class of drones, foldable sensorized hubs that can quickly take off from rescuers' hands as soon as they ...
Dufour, Louis +3 more
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International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2022 A folding wing aircraft can autonomously change its configuration in flight to respond to different flying environments. Hinge moment during morphing process is an important basis for driving mechanism design and structural strength check, and its ...
Hao Xu +4 more
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