Adaptive wing

Investigations of passive wing technologies for loads reduction in the cleansky smart fixed wing aircraft (SFWA) project

Conference paper (2016)

Authors

Wolf R. Krüger Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
J Dillinger Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)
R. De Breuker Aerospace Structures & Computational Mechanics - Aerospace Engineering
M. Reyes AirBus Defence and Space GmbH
K. Haydn Fraunhofer-Institut für Betriebsfestigkeit und Systemzuverlässigkeit
Research Group
Aerospace Structures & Computational Mechanics (Aerospace Engineering) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2016 W.R. Kruger, J. Dillinger, R. De Breuker, M. Reyes, K. Haydn
More Info
expand_more

Published Date

2016

Language

English

Reuse Rights

Other than for strictly personal use, it is not permitted to download, forward or distribute the text or part of it, without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), unless the work is under an open content license such as Creative Commons.

Faculty

Aerospace Engineering

Department

Aerospace Structures & Materials

Research Group

Aerospace Structures & Computational Mechanics

Abstract

In the work package “Adaptive Wing” in the Clean-Sky “Smart Fixed Wing Aircraft” (SFWA) project, design processes and solutions for aircraft wings have been created, giving optimal response with respect to loads, comfort and performance by the introduction of passive and active concepts. Central activity of the work was the design and optimization of adaptive wing structures, for complete wings as well as for special components. This process, often called "aeroelastic tailoring", formed the backbone of the work package. Other important contributions have encompassed the development and improve-ment of methods for loads analysis, by extending the classical linear tool set by fast non-linear approach-es. Partners from industry and research involved in the work package contribute with special expertise to the process.
The paper gives an outline of the objectives and the work done in the work package, as well as an over-view of the integration of the “Adaptive Wing” activi-ties in the framework of the SFWA project.

Files

Krueger_Adaptive_Wing_Paper_id... (pdf)
(pdf | 1.53 Mb)
Unknown license