Morphing, which changes the shape and configuration of an aircraft, is being adopted to expand mission capabilities of aircraft. The introduction of biologically-inspired morphing is particularly attractive in that highly-agile birds present examples of aerodynamically-effective shapes. This paper introduces an aircraft with a multiple-joint design that allows variations in sweep to mimic some shapes observed in birds. These variations are independent on the left and right wings along with on the inboard and outboard sections. The aircraft is designed and analyzed to demonstrate the range of flight dynamics which result from the morphing. In particular, the vehicle is shown to have enhanced turning capabilities and crosswind rejection which are certainly critical metrics for the urban environments in which these aircraft are anticipated to operate.


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    Title :

    Flight Dynamics of a Morphing Aircraft Utilizing Independent Multiple-Joint Wing Sweep


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    Publication date :

    2010-06-01


    Size :

    16 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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