SARISTU was a big cooperation project granted by the European Commission, 7th
Framework Programme, carried out between 2011 and 2015. It dealt with smart aeronautic …

Morphing wing structures are widely considered among the most promising technologies for
the improvement of aerodynamic performances in large civil aircraft. The controlled …

A quantitative characterization of the effects obtained by high frequency–low amplitude
trailing edge actuation is presented. Particle image velocimetry, pressure and aerodynamic …

To maintain the optimal aerodynamic configuration of morphing nose cone for aerospace
vehicle according to environmental changes, honeybee abdomen, as a typical example that …

An effective way to improve the flight capability and environmental adaptability of aerospace
vehicles is to design a morphing aircraft structure, which can actively change their …

The actuation mechanism is a crucial aspect in the design of morphing structures due to the
very stringent requirements involving actuation torque, consumed power, and allowable size …

This paper introduces the realization and wind tunnel testing of a novel variable camber
wing equipped with compliant morphing trailing edges. Based on the aerodynamic shape …

Morphing trailing edge wing as an important morphing wing technology has gained wide
attention because of its advantages, such as gust mitigation, improved aerodynamic …

This paper is a follow-up to earlier work on applying multidisciplinary numerical optimization
to develop a morphing variable span of a tapered wing (MVSTW) to reduce its weight by …

This article proposes a design approach based on multi-criteria optimization. Applied to the
conceptual design of a cambered control flap of Airbus A320, different skin technologies and …