A wing shear concept is adopted here to design and fabricate morphing wing for an unmanned aerial vehicle. The concept uses a parallelogram wing-box that consists of several composite rib shells that are hinged to two active spars. Antagonistic shape memory actuation is used to flex the spars and consequently shape morph the wing between straight and curved shapes.

Volume Subject Area:
Advances in Aerospace Technology
Topics:
Design, Shape memory alloys, Wings, Shapes, Spar platforms, Wing spars, Composite materials, Shear (Mechanics), Shells, Unmanned aerial vehicles
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