TY - JOUR
T1 - The Adaptive Aspect Ratio morphing wing
T2 - Design concept and low fidelity skin optimization
AU - Woods, Benjamin K S
AU - Friswell, Michael I.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - This work introduces a new aircraft wing span morphing concept. Known as the Adaptive Aspect Ratio wing, this concept couples a compliant skin to a mechanism based internal structure to create a morphing wing capable of significant changes in span and aspect ratio. The technologies of the concept are first introduced and discussed. The compliant skin is established to be the dominant component in the design of this concept, requiring balancing of in-plane and out-of-plane stiffnesses. An initial skin design optimization exercise is performed using analytical models, providing insight into the interplay between the various parameters of the skin design.
AB - This work introduces a new aircraft wing span morphing concept. Known as the Adaptive Aspect Ratio wing, this concept couples a compliant skin to a mechanism based internal structure to create a morphing wing capable of significant changes in span and aspect ratio. The technologies of the concept are first introduced and discussed. The compliant skin is established to be the dominant component in the design of this concept, requiring balancing of in-plane and out-of-plane stiffnesses. An initial skin design optimization exercise is performed using analytical models, providing insight into the interplay between the various parameters of the skin design.
KW - Aerospace structures
KW - Compliant structures
KW - Elastomeric matrix composites
KW - Morphing aircraft
KW - Span morphing
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U2 - 10.1115/SMASIS2012-8058
DO - 10.1115/SMASIS2012-8058
M3 - Article (Academic Journal)
AN - SCOPUS:84922271156
SN - 1270-9638
VL - 42
SP - 209
EP - 217
JO - Aerospace Science and Technology
JF - Aerospace Science and Technology
ER -