Conceptual design and multidisciplinary optimization of in-plane morphing wing structures

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6166, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Inoyama, Daisaku ^a   Sanders, Brian P ^b   Joo, James J ^c  

^a University of Dayton   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuator placement; Morphing aircraft design; Multidisciplinary optimization; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

ACTUATOR PLACEMENT; MORPHING AIRCRAFT DESIGN; MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION;

ACTUATORS; AIRCRAFT; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

WINGS;

EID: 33745833065     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.658686     Document Type: Conference Paper

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