As climate change is exacerbated and existing resources are depleted, the need for
sustainable industries becomes ever so important. Aviation is not an exception. Despite the …

This paper presents an extensive review of the developments in the aeroelasticity of
morphing aircraft that occurred in the last decade (from 2009 to 2020). It focuses mainly on …

Morphing wings have a large potential to improve the overall aircraft performances, in a way
like natural flyers do. By adapting or optimising dynamically the shape to various flight …

Flexible pressure sensors have been increasingly recognized over the past several
decades, but there is still a challenge to fabricate them with a superb sensitivity and large …

In response to escalating environmental concerns and stringent economic constraints, there
is an urgent need to develop aircraft technologies and configurations that substantially …

A flexible microfluidic polyurethane sponge super-capacitive pressure sensor is developed
to measure the pressure. The innovative sensor contains a polyurethane sponge filled with …

Future aircraft designs look set to use longer wingspans to increase the aspect ratio and
therefore overall aerodynamic efficiency of the airframe. Such larger wingspans also reduce …

In recent years, the development of lighter and more efficient transport aircraft has led to an
increased focus on gust load alleviation. A recent strategy is based on the use of folding …

Folding wingtips have begun to feature on recent aircraft designs, as a solution for
compliance with existing airport gate width regulations while enabling high-aspect-ratio …

Recent aircraft designs have considered higher-aspect-ratio wings to reduce induced drag
for improved fuel efficiency; however, to remain compliant with airport gate requirements …