Optimization of a variable-stiffness skin for morphing high-lift devices

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Thuwis, G A A ^a   Abdalla, M M ^a   Gurdal Z ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJOINT METHODS; AERODYNAMIC LOADING; DESIGN SPACES; GRADIENT BASED; HIGH LIFT SYSTEM; HIGH-LIFT DEVICES; INITIAL OPTIMIZATION; MORPHING; MORPHING STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZERS; SKIN DEFORMATION; SKIN THICKNESS; STIFFNESS DISTRIBUTIONS;

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; AERODYNAMICS; DEFORMATION; OPTIMIZATION;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 78649959153     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/19/12/124010     Document Type: Article

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