Morphing aircraft technology survey

Collection of Technical Papers - 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

Volumn 21, Issue , 2007, Pages 15064-15079

  Rodriguez, Armando R ^a,b,c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAIDROC Lab   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT ENVELOPE; MORPHING TECHNOLOGIES;

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; MAINTENANCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 34250899822     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (58)

1. Levine, Jay, "The Morphing Aircraft," The Dryden X-PRESS [online journal], URL: http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Newsroom/X-Press/stories/043001/ new_morph.html [cited 30 Apr 2001].
2. Jonietz, Erika, "Reshaping Aircraft," technologyreview.com [online journal], URL: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~nagaraja/MITInnovation_mag.pdf [cited March 2003].
3. Wilson, J.R., "Morphing UAVs change the shape of warfare," Aerospace America [online journal], URL: http://www.aiaa.org/aerospace/images/ articleimages/pdf/profilefebruary04.pdf [cited Feb 2004].
4. Regelbrugge, Marc; Voracek, David, "Adaptive Structures," Aerospace America [online journal], URL: http://www.aiaa.org/aerospace/images/ articleimages/pdf/profiledecember04.pdf [cited Dec 2004].
5. Voracek, David, "Adaptive Structures," Aerospace America [online journal], URL: http://www.aiaa.org/aerospace/images/articleimages/pdf/ profiledecember05.pdf [cited Dec 2005].
6. Weiss, Peter, "Wings of Change Shape-shifting aircraft may ply future skyways," Science News [online journal], URL: http://www. sciencenews.org/articles/20031206/bob9.asp, [cited Dec 2003].
7. "morph," The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company, URL: http://www.bartelby.com/61/.
8. Weisshaar, Terry A., "Aeroelastic tailoring for energy efficient morphing aircraft - finding the right stuff," University of Purdue, ICASE NASA/LaRC, 25 Oct 2001, URL: http://www.icase.edu/series/Morphing/Weisshaar/ Weisshaar.ICASE.final.pdf
9. "Why a Morphing Aircraft and What is it?," University of Bristol, The Design of Morphing Aircraft website, URL: http://www.aer.bris.ac. uk/research/morphing/morph-intro.html
10. Wlezien, R. W.; Horner, G. C.; McGowan, A. R.; Padula, S. L.; Scott, M. A.; and Silcox, R. J.: "The Aircraft Morphing Program," SPIE 5th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, San Diego, CA, Mar. 1-5, 1998.
11. Brown, Alan, "AAW makes first flight," The Dryden X-PRESS [online journal], URL: http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Newsroom/X-Press/stories/112902/ new_AAW.html [cited 29 Nov 2002].
12. DARPA/AFRL/NASA Smart Wing Program, URL: http://www.aerospace.nasa.gov/ events/encompat/workshop4/rantcliff/tsld006.htm
13. DARPA Morphing Aircraft Structures(MAS) Program, URL: http://www.darpa.mil/dso/thrust/matdev/mas.htm
14. Withrow, Melissa and San, Brian, "Morphing Wing Technology," Force Research Laboratory's Air Vehicles Directorate, VA-H-05-02, May 2002, URL: http://www.afrlhorizons.com/Briefs/Jun05/VAH0502.html
15. Cormorant MPUAV, DARPA Tactical Technology Office, 4/06, URL:http://www.darpa.mil/tto/programs/cormorant.htm
16. "Raytheon Developing Morphing Wing Structures for Cruise Missiles," Raytheon Company, PRNewswire, Apr 2003, URL: http://investor.raytheon.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=84193&p=irol- newsArticle&ID=404218&highlight=
17. Hilton, Harry H.,"Structures: Other Aircraft," Aerospace America [online journal],URL: http://www.aiaa.org/aerospace/images/ articleimages/pdf/structuredecember04.pdf [cited Dec 2004].
18. 3AS Active Aeroelastic Aircraft Structures, URL: http://3as.ist.utl.pt/ public/overview/overview_index.htm
19. Ramrakhyani, Deepak S., Lesieutre, George A., Frecker, Mary and Bharti, Smita, "Aircraft Structural Morphing Using Tendon-Actuated Compliant Cellular Trusses," Journal Of Aircraft Vol. 42, No. 6, Nov-Dec 2005, Reston, VA, USA.
20. Rusnell, Michael T., Renaud, John E., "MORPHING UAV PARETO CURVE SHIFT FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE," Master Dissertation, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN April 2004 (unpublished), URL: http://www.nd.edu/~ame/facultystaff/Renaud,John. html
21. Chul Hwa Hong, Matthew Cheplak, Jou-Young Choi, and Dimitri N. Mavris, "Flexible Multi-Body Design of a Morphing UCAV," Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA.
22. Mujahid Abdulrahim and Rick Lind, "Flight Testing and Response Characteristics of a Variable Gull-Wing Morphing Aircraft," University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
23. Kota, Sridhar, "Compliant Mechanisms: Design Methods and Applications to Shape Morphing Structures" The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, URL: http://www.engin.umich.edu/labs/csdl
24. Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. (CRG): sliding airfoil ribs, URL: http://www.crgrp.net/morphingsystems.htm
25. Frecker, Ph.D., Mary, "Morphing Aircraft Wing Project" Penn State University, NextGen Aeronautics [sponsor], NextGen Project website, URL: http://www.mne.psu.edu/me415/fall03/NextGen/
26. Richard Dryden: TRANSITION RIG, URL: http://www.transitionrig.com/
27. Penn State: Sliding Scales Cover Cellular Truss with Tendons, URL: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-04/ps-awt041504.php
28. Penn State: Sliding Scales Cover Cellular Truss with Tendons, URL: http://www.personal.psu.edu/dsr134/mas/mas.htm
29. Allen, Laura, "Metal Rubber: A Limber Future 'Smart skin' holds promise for morphing wings and wearable computers," Popular Science, Aug 2004, URL: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/ f30c0b4511b84010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html
30. Nanosonic, Inc., URL: http://www.nanosonic.com/
31. Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. (CRG): VERIFLEX POLYMER, URL: http://www.crgrp.net/morphingsystems.htm
32. Cornerstone Research Group, Inc. (CRG): VERIFLEX POLYMER, URL: http://www.crgrp.net/morphing.htm
33. Virginia Tech, "Virginia Tech Leads DARPA effort to develop new, shape changing materials," [cited 28 Sep 2004], URL: http://www.eng.vt.edu/ pdf/upload_files/leo-nastic.pdf
34. Virginia Tech, "New, Shape-Changing Materials Will Make Planes Like Hawks," PhysOrg.com [online journal], URL: http://www.physorg.com/news1376. html [cited 29 Sep 2004].
35. Johnson, R. Colin, "Darpa funds work on rigid shape-shifting materials," EE Times, Oct 04 2004, URL: http://www.eng.vt.edu/pdf/ upload_files/EE_Darpa686D1.pdf
36. Thomson, Elizabeth A., "MIT makes move toward vehicles that morph," MIT News Office [online journal], URL: http://web.mit.edu/ newsoffice/2006/morphing.html [cited 22 March 2006].
37. Kornbluh, Roy, "Dielectric Elastomer Actuators: Muscles that Morph," ICASE Lecture Series on Morphing NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA, August 2001.
38. Warwick,Grahan, "Raytheon cruise dashes and loiters," Flight International, May 27, 2003, URL: http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/Article. aspx?liArticleID=166012&PrinterFriendly=true
39. Hilton, Harry H.,"Structures: Modeling Research," Aerospace America [online journal], URL: http://www.aiaa.org/aerospace/images/ articleimages/pdf/structuredecember04.pdf [cited Dec 2004].
40. Padula, Sharon L., Gumbert, Clyde and Li, Wu, "Robust Aerospace Applications of Optimization under Uncertainty," NASA Langley Research Center, Rept. 2003-4, Hampton, Virginia, USA, 2003.
41. Huyse, Luc and Lewis, R. Michael, "AERODYNAMIC SHAPE OPTIMIZATION OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL AIRFOILS UNDER UNCERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS," NASA Langley Research Center, Rept. NASA/CR-2001-210648, Hampton, Virginia 23681, 2001.
42. Gomes, Alexandra A. and Suleman, Afzal, "Optimal Design of a Morphing Airfoil using Spectral Level Set Methodology," IDMEC, Institute Superior Tecnico, Lisboa, Portugal, Rept. 6th World Congress on Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2005.
43. Jacob, J. D., "ON THE FLUID DYNAMICS OF ADAPTIVE AIRFOILS," University of Kentucky, Rept. Proceedings of 1998 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, 1998.
44. Ordaz, Irian; Lee, Kyong Hun, Clark, Don M. and Mavris, Dimitri N., "Aerodynamic Optimization Using Physics-Based Response Surface Methodology for a Multi-Mission Morphing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle," Georgia Institute of Technology, Rept. AIAA 2004-6336, Atlanta, GA, 2004.
45. Gano, Shawn E. and Renaud, John E., "OPTIMIZED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WITH WING MORPHING FOR EXTENDED RANGE AND ENDURANCE," University of Notre Dame, Rept. AIAA-2002-5688, Notre Dame, IN, 2002.
46. Gano, Shawn E., Renaud, John E., Batill, Stephen M. and Tovar, Andres, "SHAPE OPTIMIZATION FOR CONFORMING AIRFOILS," University of Notre Dame, Rept. AIAA-2003-1579, Notre Dame, IN, 2003.
47. Valasek, John; Tandale, Monish D. and Rong, Jie, "A Reinforcement Learning - Adaptive Control Architecture for Morphing," Texas A&M University, JOURNAL OF AEROSPACE COMPUTING, INFORMATION, AND COMMUNICATION Vol. 2, April 2005, Reston, VA, USA.
48. Tandale, Monish; Rong, Jie and Valasek, John, "Preliminary Results of Adaptive-Reinforcement Learning Control for Morphing Aircraft," Texas A&M University, Rept. AIAA -2004-5358, College Station, TX, 2004.
49. K. Maute, K., Reich, G. W., "Integrated Multidisciplinary Topology Optimization Approach to Adaptive Wing Design," University of Colorado and, U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, JOURNAL OF AIRCRAFT Vol. 43, No. 1, January-February 2006, Reston, VA, USA.
50. Maute, Kurt; Reich, Gregory W., Sanders, Brian, "In-Plane Morphing Designs By Topology Optimization," University of Colorado, Boulder,CO; Air Force Research Laboratory, WPAFB, OH;, UNPUBLISHED PAPER
51. Lu, Kerr-Jia and Kota, Sridhar, "PARAMETERIZATION STRATEGY FOR OPTIMIZATION OF SHAPE MORPHING COMPLIANT MECHANISMS USING LOAD PATH REPRESENTATION," ASME 2003 Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, DETC2003/DAC-48775, Chicago, IL, 2003.
52. Namgoong, Howoong; Crossley, William A. and Lyrintzis, Anastasios S., "Aerodynamic Optimization of a Morphing Airfoil Using Energy as an Objective," 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, AIAA 2006-1324, Chicago, IL, 2003.
53. Seigler, Thomas Michael, "Dynamics and Control of Morphing Aircraft," Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, Ph.D. dissertation, 2005.
54. Talley, Diana N., Schellpfeffer, Nicolas; Johnson, Carl and Mavris, Dimitri N., "Methodology for the Mission Requirement Determination and Conceptual Design of a Morphing UCAV," Georgia Institute of Technology, Rept. AIAA 2004-6597, AIAA, Reston, VA, USA, 2006.
55. "Design Methods and Optimization for Morphing Aircraft," Purdue University, NASA SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL AEROSPACE REPORTS, VOLUME 43, DECEMBER 2, 2005.
56. Weisshaar, Terry A., "Aeroelastic tailoring for energy efficient morphing aircraft - finding the right stuff," University of Purdue, ICASE NASA/LaRC, 25 Oct 2001, URL: http://www.icase.edu/series/Morphing/Weisshaar/ Weisshaar.ICASE.final.pdf
57. Raney, David L., Cabell, Randolph H., Sloan, Adam R., Barnwell, William G. S., Lion, Todd and Hautamaki,Bret A., "Wind Tunnel Test of an RPV with Shape-Change Control Effector and Sensor Arrays," AIAA 2004-5114, AIAA Guidance, Navigation and Control Conference, Aug 2004.
58. Padula, Sharon L., Rogers, James L. and Raneyà, David L., "MULTIDISCIPLINARY TECHNIQUES AND NOVEL AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEMS," NASA Langley Research Center, Rept. AIAA 2000-4848, Hampton, VA 23681, 2000.