Morphing wing models analysis and synthesis for the sustainable aeronautics industry

Abstract

The morphing type wings aim is to improve their aerodynamic performance in each flight condition as a bird would do it, this improvement is obtained by modifying its shape through intelligent mechanisms. Optimizing and dynamically adapting the shape of the wings to various flight conditions, leads to many unexplored possibilities for improvement that have been identified beyond current model test demonstrations. This research aimed to analyze the most prominent examples of morphing concepts in models of previous wing experimentation. Morphing concepts have certain limitations on a large scale, however some consortia have chosen to investigate it, in full-scale models. In this work, a mixed type methodology is presented covering qualitative and quantitative research studies on morphing-type wings. Finally, it is mentioned the importance of continuing to investigate these models and it is considered that the implementation of real models will aid to optimize the conditions leading to sustainable development models.