Model to Evaluate the Aerodynamic Energy Requirements of Active Materials in Morphing Wings

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dc.contributor.authorPettit, Gregory Williamen
dc.contributor.committeechairRobertshaw, Harry H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKapania, Rakesh K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberInman, Daniel J.en
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:50:34Zen
dc.date.adate2002-01-08en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:50:34Zen
dc.date.issued2001-12-07en
dc.date.rdate2003-01-08en
dc.date.sdate2001-12-21en
dc.description.abstractA computational model is presented which predicts the force, stroke, and energy needed to overcome aerodynamic loads encountered by morphing wings during aircraft maneuvers. This low-cost model generates wing section shapes needed to follow a desired flight path, computes the resulting aerodynamic forces using a unique combination of conformal mapping and the vortex panel method, computes the longitudinal motion of the simulated aircraft, and closes the loop with a zero-error control law. The aerodynamic force prediction method has been verified against two more expensive codes. This overall model will be used to predict the performance of morphing wings and the requirements for the active material actuators in the wings.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-12212001-161117en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12212001-161117/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/36364en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartgpettit_thesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSmart Materialsen
dc.subjectEnergyen
dc.subjectWingsen
dc.subjectControlen
dc.subjectMorphingen
dc.titleModel to Evaluate the Aerodynamic Energy Requirements of Active Materials in Morphing Wingsen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineMechanical Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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