Aircraft Morphing program

Richard W. Wlezien; Garnett C. Horner; Anna-Maria Rivas McGowan; Sharon L. Padula; Michael Allen Scott; Richard J. Silcox; Joycelyn S. Harrison

doi:10.1117/12.310633

16 June 1998 Aircraft Morphing program

Richard W. Wlezien, Garnett C. Horner, Anna-Maria Rivas McGowan, Sharon L. Padula, Michael Allen Scott, Richard J. Silcox, Joycelyn S. Harrison

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Proceedings Volume 3326, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.310633
Event: 5th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

In the last decade smart technologies have become enablers that cut across traditional boundaries in materials science and engineering. Here we define smart to mean embedded actuation, sensing, and control logic in a tightly coupled feedback loop. While multiple successes have been achieved in the laboratory, we have yet to see the general applicability of smart devices to real aircraft systems. The NASA Aircraft Morphing program is an attempt to couple research across a wide range of disciplines to integrate smart technologies into high payoff aircraft applications. The program bridges research in seven individual disciplines and combines the effort into activities in three primary program thrusts. System studies are used to assess the highest-payoff program objectives, and specific research activities are defined to address the technologies required for development of smart aircraft systems. In this paper we address the overall program goals and programmatic structure, and discuss the challenges associated with bringing the technologies to fruition.

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Richard W. Wlezien, Garnett C. Horner, Anna-Maria Rivas McGowan, Sharon L. Padula, Michael Allen Scott, Richard J. Silcox, and Joycelyn S. Harrison "Aircraft Morphing program", Proc. SPIE 3326, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies, (16 June 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.310633

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