The design of morphing aerofoils using compliant mechanisms

19th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies 2008, ICAST 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 302-312

  Baker, David ^a   Friswell, Michael I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic load; Compliant mechanism; Morphing

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AERODYNAMIC LOADS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; MECHANISMS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

ACTUATOR LOCATION; GROUND STRUCTURE; MORPHING; STRUCTURAL CONTROL; SUBSET SELECTION; SURFACE DEFLECTION; SURFACE NODES; TRAILING EDGES;

COMPLIANT MECHANISMS;

EID: 84924425199     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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