Aerodynamic modeling of morphing wings using an extended lifting-line analysis

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-16

  Wickenheiser, Adam M ^a,b,c   Garcia, Ephrahim ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; AERODYNAMICS; AIRFOILS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

CHORD DISTRIBUTION; GAUSSIAN QUADRATURE; MORPHING WINGS;

WINGS;

EID: 33847760709     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.18323     Document Type: Article

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