Full-Field Deformation Measurement of Morphing Wings

M. M. Mennu, B. Tran, P. G. Ifju, E. Santamaria

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Abstract

A micro air vehicle that can achieve a versatile flight condition is being designed. One way of achieving such versatility is through biomimicry. One aspect of this design utilizes a bird-like wing that changes shape to match four flight regimes; take-off-and -landing, cruise, high speed dash and one that enhances maneuverability. A joint mechanism using a tendon actuator between the inboard and the outboard portions of the wing is used to modify wing sweep. Macro fiber composites (MFCs) piezoelectric actuators in a bi-morph configuration are incorporated into the MAVs as control mechanism. Camber changes are implemented with tendon actuators. Finite element is used to model the wing section and perform a full-field deformation study and compared with experimental results. Digital image correlation is used to validate the wing deformations predicted by finite element method (FEA).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMechanics of Composite and Multi-functional Materials, Volume 5 - Proceedings of the 2019 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics
EditorsRaman Singh, Raman Singh, Geoffrey Slipher
PublisherSpringer
Pages101-104
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9783030300272
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes
EventSEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 2019 - Reno, United States
Duration: Jun 3 2019Jun 6 2019

Publication series

NameConference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series
ISSN (Print)2191-5644
ISSN (Electronic)2191-5652

Conference

ConferenceSEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityReno
Period06/3/1906/6/19

Funding

The authors would like to thank the STTR program under the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for the funding.

FundersFunder number
Air Force Office of Scientific Research

    Keywords

    • Digital image correlation
    • Finite element analysis
    • Macro fiber composites
    • Morphing

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