Distributed actuation concepts for a morphing aileron device
| Autor: | Gianluca Amendola, M. Magnifico, Ignazio Dimino, Rosario Pecora |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Amendola, Gianluca, Dimino, I., Magnifico, Marco, Pecora, Rosario |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Airfoil
020301 aerospace & aeronautics Computer science Aerospace Engineering Mechanical engineering Control engineering 02 engineering and technology Aerodynamics Kinematics 021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology Numerical model law.invention Morphing 0203 mechanical engineering Aileron law Camber (aerodynamics) Torque Actuation system Morphing aileron 0210 nano-technology Actuator |
| Zdroj: | The Aeronautical Journal. 120:1365-1385 |
| ISSN: | 2059-6464 0001-9240 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/aer.2016.64 |
| Popis: | The actuation mechanism is a crucial aspect in the design of morphing structures due to the very stringent requirements involving actuation torque, consumed power, and allowable size and weight.In the framework of the CRIAQ MD0-505 project, novel design strategies are investigated to enable morphing of aeronautical structures. This paper deals with the design of a morphing aileron with the main focus on the actuation technology. The morphing aileron consists of segmented 'finger-like' ribs capable of changing the aerofoil camber in order to match target aerodynamic shapes. In this work, lightweight and compact actuation kinematics driven by electromechanical actuators are investigated to actuate the morphing device. An unshafted distributed servo-electromechanical actuation arrangement is employed to realise the transition from the baseline configuration to a set of target aerodynamic shapes by also withstanding the aerodynamics loads. Numerical investigations are detailed to identify the optimal actuation architecture matching as well as the system integratability and structural compactness. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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