Recent developments in the aeroelasticity of morphing aircraft

RM Ajaj, MS Parancheerivilakkathil… - Progress in Aerospace …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Variable cant angle winglets for improvement of aircraft flight performance

JE Guerrero, M Sanguineti, K Wittkowski - Meccanica, 2020 - Springer
Traditional winglets are designed as fixed devices attached at the tips of the wings. The
primary purpose of the winglets is to reduce the lift-induced drag, therefore improving aircraft …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical investigation of an aircraft wing with hinged wingtip for gust load alleviation

D Balatti, HH Khodaparast, MI Friswell… - Journal of Fluids and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A recent consideration in aircraft design is using hinged wing tip devices to increase the
aspect ratio, improving aircraft performance. Moreover, numerical studies have suggested …

Effect of wing stiffness and folding wingtip release threshold on gust loads

X Carrillo Córcoles, C Mertens, A Sciacchitano… - Journal of Aircraft, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
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 …

Wing stiffness and hinge release threshold effects on folding wingtip gust load alleviation

X Carrillo, C Mertens, A Sciacchitano… - AIAA Scitech 2022 …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1559. vid An aeroelastic wind
tunnel experiment to identify the influence of the wing stiffness and hinge release threshold …

Nonlinear Low-Fidelity Numerical Model of the Flared Folding Wingtip

X Carrillo, R De Breuker, J Sodja - AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-0378. vid Previous numerical and
experimental studies have shown the load alleviation capabilities of the flared folding …

[HTML][HTML] Gust alleviation by spanwise load control applied on a forward and backward swept wing

L Klug, J Ullah, T Lutz, T Streit, R Heinrich… - CEAS Aeronautical …, 2023 - Springer
The present paper investigates the feasibility of gust load alleviation at transonic speeds on
a backward swept and a forward swept transport aircraft configuration. Spanwise-distributed …

Experimental aeroelastic characterization based on integrated optical measurements

C Mertens - 2023 - research.tudelft.nl
This thesis presents a novel measurement approach for aeroelastic wind tunnel testing. The
key novelty of this approach is the integrated measurement of aerodynamic and structural …

[PDF][PDF] INTEGRATED AERODYNAMIC AND STRUCTURAL MEASUREMENTS OF THE GUST RESPONSE OF A HINGED FOLDING WINGTIP

C Mertens, A Biancotto, J Sodja, A Sciacchitano - conf.ifasd2024.nl
The gust response of an active hinged folding wingtip device that is mounted on a flexible
wing is studied in a wind tunnel experiment. The aeroelastic response of this wing to the flow …