Computation of actuation power requirements for smart wings with morphing airfoils

AIAA Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 2481-2486

  Gern, Frank H ^a,b,c,d   Inman, Daniel J ^a,b,d   Kapania, Rakesh K ^a,d,e  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Intelligent Material Systems and Structures   (United States)

^c New Business Development   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION POWER; CONTROL SURFACES; MICRO AIR VEHICLES;

AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; AIRFOILS; CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

WINGS;

EID: 29544445655     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.20367     Document Type: Article

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