Kinematic Design and Analysis of a Morphing Wing

In order to optimize the flight characteristics of aircraft, wings must be designed for the specific mission an aircraft will see. An airplane rarely has one specific mission, and therefore is usually designed as a compromise to meet many flight objectives with a single wing surface. Large-scale sha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stubbs, Matthew D.
Other Authors: Mechanical Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9639
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12092003-132707