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This research investigates the concept of 'self-shaping wings' for aircraft, which can change shape during flight to optimize aerodynamics. It explores the use of advanced materials and piezoelectric fibers to achieve this innovative design.
The project moves starting from a very simple concept: let us think of an airplane as a great body with its end structures that could have the possibility to change their shape as they had internal nerve endings and muscles.The aerodynamic shape of aircraft lifting surfaces must change during the flight, owing to the aerodynamic requirements of the different maneuvers (ascent and descent operations, yaw).
Mobile surfaces are introduced in conventional wings to this purpose (ailerons, flaps, slat…
UNIVERSITA DI PISA
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Italy, Roma
Type: Company (for-profit)
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: No
Germany, Dresden
Type: SME
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: Yes
United Kingdom, BRISTOL
Type: SME
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: Yes
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