Morphing Aircraft Structures: Research in AFRL/RB

Abstract

This report reviews research in several different areas related to morphing aircraft structures undertaken in AFRL/RBSA. The first is an aeroelastic analysis of a folding-wing vehicle to determine the flutter boundaries of the wing at different fold angles. The second is the development of a simulation tool to study both the flight stability of a morphing vehicle during the morphing process, and the kinematic stability of the morphing mechanism subject to aerodynamic and inertial loads. The third is a series of first-order analyses to determine the system-level benefits of morphing at the mission, sortie, and campaign levels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA487327

Entities

People

  • Brian Sanders
  • Bryan J. Cannon
  • Franklin E. Eastep
  • Geoffrey J. Frank
  • Gregory W. Reich
  • Jason C. Bowman
  • Jayanth Kudva
  • Matthew Snyder
  • Shiv Joshi
  • Terrence Weisshaar

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Folding Wings
  • Modal Analysis
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Simulations
  • Spars
  • Structural Components
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Variable Sweep Wings
  • Wind Tunnels

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