Design, Manufacturing and Test of a High Lift Secondary Flight Control Surface with Shape Memory Alloy Post-Buckled Precompressed Actuators
The use of morphing components on aerospace structures can greatly increase the versatility of an aircraft. This paper presents the design, manufacturing and testing of a new kind of adaptive airfoil with actuation through Shape Memory Alloys (SMA). The developed adaptive flap system makes use o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Actuators |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/4/3/156 |