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Active wing shaping control for an elastic aircraft
Nobleheart, Wilfred
Nobleheart, Wilfred
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2014-04-25
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Nobleheart, Wilfred. 2014. Active Wing Shaping Control for an Elastic Aircraft. -- In Proceedings: 10th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects. Wichita, Ks: Wichita State University, p. 134
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This paper discusses active wing shaping control
strategies for an elastic aircraft, with highly flexible wings.
The objective of in-flight wing shaping is to ensure that the
local angle of attack distribution on the wing is optimal at
every flight condition so as to result in reduced drag during
cruise. The wings are constructed using lightweight
materials as a means to reduce aircraft weight - use of such
materials ensures that strength and durability is retained,
but results in reduced structural rigidity. This increase in
structural flexibility leads to a significant increase in the
effects of aeroelastic interaction forces and moments,
which can lead to important aircraft stability and control
issues.
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Presented to the 10th Annual Symposium on Graduate Research and Scholarly Projects (GRASP) held at the Heskett Center, Wichita State University, April 25, 2014.
Research completed at Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
Research completed at Department of Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
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Wichita State University. Graduate School
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GRASP
v.10
v.10