Morphing aircraft based on smart materials and structures: A state-of-the-art review

J Sun, Q Guan, Y Liu, J Leng - Journal of Intelligent material …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
A traditional aircraft is optimized for only one or two flight conditions, not for the entire flight
envelope. In contrast, the wings of a bird can be reshaped to provide optimal performance at …

Review of shape-morphing automobile structures: concepts and outlook

S Daynes, PM Weaver - Proceedings of the Institution of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The continuous drive for increased fuel efficiency and sustained innovation in the
automobile industry requires the adoption of radically new technological advances. Road …

[图书][B] Nonlinear vibration with control: for flexible and adaptive structures

D Wagg, S Neild - 2010 - Springer
Nonlinear systems have a range of behaviour not seen in linear vibrating systems. In this
chapter the phenomena associated with nonlinear vibrating systems are described in detail …

Morphing wingtip structure based on active inflatable honeycomb and shape memory polymer composite skin: A conceptual work

J Sun, L Du, F Scarpa, Y Liu, J Leng - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Morphing wingtip technology could improve the reduction of the induced drag, fuel
consumption, and take-off and landing distances in fixed wing configurations. We describe …

Low energy actuation technique of bistable composites for aircraft morphing

F Nicassio, G Scarselli, F Pinto, F Ciampa… - Aerospace Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Morphing structures for lightweight and energy-efficient aircraft mobile surfaces have been
investigated for several years. This paper presents a novel lightweight, passive and low …

Using neural network model predictive control for controlling shape memory alloy-based manipulator

N Nikdel, P Nikdel, MA Badamchizadeh… - IEEE Transactions …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a new setup and investigates neural model predictive and variable
structure controllers designed to control the single-degree-of-freedom rotary manipulator …

Effectiveness of wing twist morphing in roll control

R Pecora, F Amoroso, L Lecce - Journal of aircraft, 2012 - arc.aiaa.org
AT present, wing morphing is being widely explored within the engineering community, even
if the concept of a morphable wing structure is as old as thefirst practical airplane ever …

Mechanical properties of shape memory polymer composites enhanced by elastic fibers and their application in variable stiffness morphing skins

J Sun, Y Liu, J Leng - Journal of Intelligent Material Systems …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Shape memory polymers are temperature-controlled variable stiffness materials, which have
potential for use as morphing skins. Shape memory polymer skins undergo large strain in …

Enhanced range and endurance evaluation of a camber morphing wing aircraft

BW Jo, T Majid - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Flight range, endurance, maneuverability, and agility are the key elements that determine an
aircraft's performance. Both conventional and morphing wing aircraft have been well studied …

Structural design and verification of an innovative whole adaptive variable camber wing

A Zhao, H Zou, H Jin, D Wen - Aerospace Science and Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
A whole adaptive variable camber wing (AVCW) equipped with an innovative double rib
sheet (DRS) structure is experimentally and numerically studied in this work. The DRS …