Comments on prospects of fully adaptive aircraft wings

Daniel J. Inman; Frank H. Gern; Harry H. Robertshaw; Rakesh K. Kapania; Greg Pettit; Anand Natarajan; Erwin Sulaeman

doi:10.1117/12.429643

14 June 2001 Comments on prospects of fully adaptive aircraft wings

Daniel J. Inman, Frank H. Gern, Harry H. Robertshaw, Rakesh K. Kapania, Greg Pettit, Anand Natarajan, Erwin Sulaeman

Proceedings Volume 4332, Smart Structures and Materials 2001: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.429643
Event: SPIE's 8th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 2001, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

New generations of highly maneuverable aircraft, such as Uninhabited Combat Air Vehicles (UCAV) or Micro Air Vehicles (MAV) are likely to feature very flexible lifting surfaces. To enhance stealth properties and performance, the replacement of hinged control surfaces by smart wings and morphing airfoils is investigated. This requires a fundamental understanding of the interaction between aerodynamics, structures, and control systems. The goal is to build a model consistent with distributed control and to exercise this model to determine the progress possible in terms of flight control (lift, drag and maneuver performance) with an adaptive wing. Different modeling levels are examined and combined with a variety of distributed control approaches to determine what types of maneuvers and flight regimes may be possible. This paper describes the current progress of the project and highlights some recent findings.

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Daniel J. Inman, Frank H. Gern, Harry H. Robertshaw, Rakesh K. Kapania, Greg Pettit, Anand Natarajan, and Erwin Sulaeman "Comments on prospects of fully adaptive aircraft wings", Proc. SPIE 4332, Smart Structures and Materials 2001: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies, (14 June 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.429643

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