Adaptronics in airliner design: a new structural approach

Christian Anhalt; Elmar J. Breitbach; Hans Peter Monner

doi:10.1117/12.475084

9 July 2002 Adaptronics in airliner design: a new structural approach

Christian Anhalt, Elmar J. Breitbach, Hans Peter Monner

Proceedings Volume 4698, Smart Structures and Materials 2002: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475084
Event: SPIE's 9th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 2002, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The following paper presents the development of an adaptive aeronautical structure at the example of a high lift device, a so-called fowler flap. It shows the passive optimization of the flap with a complex finite element model and illustrates the necessity to develop an active structure, due to the limited possibilities to increase the efficiency of the passive flap. Different kinds of active measures are discussed and it is shown, why an activation of the structure with shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators is preferred. Additionally, the results and findings of experiments with an active spar that was developed, built, and tested at the Institute of Structural Mechanics (ISM) at the German Aerospace Center in Braunschweig are presented.

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Christian Anhalt, Elmar J. Breitbach, and Hans Peter Monner "Adaptronics in airliner design: a new structural approach", Proc. SPIE 4698, Smart Structures and Materials 2002: Industrial and Commercial Applications of Smart Structures Technologies, (9 July 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.475084

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