A model to compare the flight control energy requirements of morphing and conventionally actuated wings

44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Johnston, Christopher O ^a   Neal, David A ^a   Wiggins, Leonard D ^a   Robertshaw, Harry H ^a   Mason, William H ^a   Inman, Daniel J ^a  

^a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATION ENERGY; DISCRETE CONTROL; DISTRIBUTED ACTUATION; ENERGY EXPRESSION; MOMENT COEFFICIENT; MORPHING AIRCRAFTS; MORPHING AIRFOILS; VORTEX LATTICE METHOD;

AIRCRAFT; COST FUNCTIONS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MANEUVERABILITY; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

CONTROL SURFACES;

EID: 84896852331     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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