Morphing aeronautical structures: A review focused on UAVs and durability assessment

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2018

Authors

Sérgio Tavares (Author) FEUP; Sérgio J. Moreira (Author) Other; Paulo Tavares de Castro (Author) FEUP; P. V. Gamboa (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2017 IEEE 4th International Conference Actual Problems of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Developments (APUAVD) ; https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=8303172

Pages: 49-52

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DOI: 10.1109/APUAVD.2017.8308774

Abstract (EN): A concise survey of wing morphing concepts in aeronautics is presented. These morphing concepts find limited applications in traditional aircraft because of the numerous design requirements and constraints. With the rise of UAVs, new morphing designs aiming to improve their efficiency have been exploited with greater freedom. Nevertheless, several requirements should be validated in order to guarantee structural integrity. In this communication, durability problems related to fatigue loading are mentioned, and an example of fatigue analysis of a UAV is briefly discussed. © 2017 IEEE.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4