Experimental aerodynamic comparison of active camber morphing and trailing-edge flaps

AE Rivero, S Fournier, M Manolesos, JE Cooper… - AIAA Journal, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
Unlike hinged flaps (for example, ailerons, elevators, and rudders), camber morphing
devices vary camber distribution in a smooth and continuous way, resulting in aerodynamic …

Design, manufacture and wind tunnel test of a modular FishBAC wing with novel 3D printed skins

AE Rivero, S Fournier, RM Heeb, BKS Woods - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper introduces a new modular Fish Bone Active Camber morphing wing with novel
3D printed skin panels. These skin panels are printed using two different Thermoplastic …

[HTML][HTML] Design and experimental testing of a control system for a morphing wing model actuated with miniature BLDC motors

TL Grigorie, K Shehryar, RM Botez, M Mamou… - Chinese Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The paper deals with the design and experimental validation of the actuation mechanism
control system for a morphing wing model. The experimental morphable wing model …

Concept investigation of a lightweight composite lattice morphing wing

D Keidel, U Fasel, P Ermanni - AIAA Journal, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
This work introduces a novel structural concept for morphing wings, based on carbon-fiber
reinforced polymer (CFRP) lattice structures. Conventional wing spars and ribs are replaced …

Structural modeling of compliance-based camber morphing structures under transverse shear loading

AE Rivero, PM Weaver, JE Cooper, BKS Woods - AIAA Journal, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
A parametrically driven structural model based on Mindlin–Reissner plate theory is
developed to capture the three-dimensional deflections of a compliance-based morphing …

Design and testing of a wing with a morphing trailing edge

J Pinho, EA Camacho, AR Silva - AIAA AVIATION 2023 Forum, 2023 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2023-3752. vid In recent years, the
interest in morphing technologies has been continuously growing. Many designs have been …

Numerically efficient three-dimensional fluid-structure interaction analysis for composite camber morphing aerostructures

AE Rivero, JE Cooper, B Woods - AIAA Scitech 2020 Forum, 2020 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper presents a newly developed three-dimensional Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI)
routine for the Fish Bone Active Camber (FishBAC) concept that couples a three …

[PDF][PDF] Integration of the spiral pulley negative stiffness mechanism into the FishBAC morphing wing

C Wang, J Zhang, AD Shaw… - … Themat. Conf. Smart …, 2019 - michael.friswell.com
The actuation system of morphing aircraft plays an important role in any promising morphing
design. If the structure of the morphing wing needs to be deformed elastically, the actuation …

Progress on the design of a composite FishBAC morphing device for spanwise lift control

AE Rivero, P Weaver, J Cooper… - 22nd International …, 2019 - research-information.bris.ac.uk
Abstract The Fish Bone Active Camber (FishBAC) is a compliance-based morphing trailing
edge device that represents an alternative to traditional trailing edge hinged control …

[PDF][PDF] Design and Experimental Study of a 3D-Printed Wing with a Morphing Trailing Edge

JC Pinho - 2023 - core.ac.uk
In recent years, the interest in morphing technologies has been continuously growing. Many
designs have been developed, but some are very complex to manufacture. The main goal of …