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A Review on Fishbone Active Camber Morphing Wing Surfaces

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New Technologies and Developments in Unmanned Systems (ISUDEF 2022)

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Abstract

Morphing wing applications have been used to change various dimensional properties of aircraft. Various 2D and 3D parameters can be changed on the aircraft’s wings, tail surfaces, or fuselage with these applications. Two primary schools are becoming widespread today in these application areas: mechanisms school and smart surfaces that employ shape-memory materials and smart actuators. The fishbone active camber approach is a research field that focuses on controlling the deflection on the wing’s trailing edge. In this approach, a tendon-like structure is designed that can be brought into desired shapes by creating tension on the wing structure. In this study, previous studies on fishbone active camber were revisited, the present situation was evaluated, and a roadmap was put forward for future studies from the authors’ perspective.

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Abbreviations

EMC:

Elastomeric matrix composite

FEM:

Finite element method

FİSHBAC:

Fishbone active camber

UAV:

Unmanned aerial vehicle

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The research was funded by the Eskisehir Technical University with a project code of 21DRP049.

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  1. Eskisehir Technical University, Eskisehir, Türkiye

    Emre Özbek & T. Hikmet Karakoc

  2. Deparment of Aviation, Iğdır University, Iğdır, Türkiye

    Selcuk Ekici

  3. Information Technology Research and Application Center, Istanbul Ticaret University, Istanbul, Türkiye

    T. Hikmet Karakoc

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  1. Faculty of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Eskisehir Technical University, Eskisehir, Türkiye

    T. Hikmet Karakoc

  2. School of Aerospace Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Soledad Le Clainche

  3. Telecommunications Engineering School, King Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain

    **n Chen

  4. School of Aviation, Süleyman Demirel University, Keciborlu, Isparta, Türkiye

    Alper Dalkiran

  5. Porsuk Vocational School, Eskisehir Technical University, Eskisehir, Türkiye

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Özbek, E., Ekici, S., Karakoc, T.H. (2023). A Review on Fishbone Active Camber Morphing Wing Surfaces. In: Karakoc, T.H., Le Clainche, S., Chen, X., Dalkiran, A., Ercan, A.H. (eds) New Technologies and Developments in Unmanned Systems. ISUDEF 2022. Sustainable Aviation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37160-8_40

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