Morphing wing technologies provide expanded functionality in piloted and robotic aircraft, extending particular vehicle mission parameters as well as increasing the role of aviation in both military and civilian applications. However, realizing control surfaces that do not void the benefits of morphing wings presents challenges that can be addressed with microfiber composite actuators (MFCs). We present two approaches for realizing control surfaces. In one approach, flap-like structures are formed by bonding MFCs to each side of a metal substrate. In the other approach, MFCs are bonded directly to the wing. Counter intuitively, the flap approach resulted in larger voltage actuation curvatures, with increased mass load. Actuation performance, defined as the ratio of curvature per applied voltage, was as large as 5.8±0.2×10−4 (kV·mm)−1. The direct bonding approach reveals that at zero wing pressure, up to 63±3 µm of displacement could be realized.


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    Title :

    Piezoelectric Microfiber Composite Actuators for Morphing Wings



    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 30 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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