Novel, bi-directional, variable camber airfoil via macro-fiber composite actuators

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Bilgen, Onur ^a   Kochersberger, Kevin B ^a   Inman, Daniel J ^a   Ohanian III, Osgar J ^b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b AVID LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bimorph; Macro Fiber Composite; Morphing; Piezoceramic; Variable camber airfoil

Indexed keywords

BIMORPH; MACRO-FIBER COMPOSITE; MORPHING; PIEZOCERAMIC; VARIABLE CAMBER AIRFOILS;

ACTUATORS; AERODYNAMICS; COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION; DYNAMICS; FIBERS; REYNOLDS NUMBER; SPACECRAFT; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS;

AIRFOILS;

EID: 84855635343     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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