This work presents the design and validation results for a quasi-static morphing helicopter rotor blade with an adaptive tip. The adaptive tip can increase its local span by 100% while maintaining a constant chord, effectively doubling the airfoil area of the morphing section leading to an overall increase in the full rotor radius. The technology components include a morphing honeycomb-like core structure that has a Poisson's ratio of zero as it extends and an elastomer-matrix-composite skin that is bonded to the core structure. Design analyses along with experimental validation on hardware specimens are presented. The validated model is used in a numerical optimization to design a system that will self-actuate under a rotor's normal operating conditions. Feasibility of the design is demonstrated in terms of hardware fabrication methods and overall performance to satisfy system design goals. Presented as Paper 2012-1664 at the AIAA/ASME/AHS Adaptive Structures Conference, Honolulu, HI, 24-26 April 2012


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    Titel :

    Development of a Quasi-Static Span-Extending Blade Tip for a Morphing Helicopter Rotor



    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2015




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


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    Klassifikation :

    BKL:    55.50 Luftfahrzeugtechnik / 55.50
    Lokalklassifikation TIB:    770/7040



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