Aeroelastic behaviour of UAV wings due to morphing

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2017-01-01
Unlusoy, Levent
Yaman, Yavuz
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to analyse the effects of morphing on the aeroelastic behaviour of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) wings to make an emphasis on the required aeroelastic tailoring starting from the conceptual design of the morphing mechanisms.
AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING AND AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY

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L. Unlusoy and Y. Yaman, “Aeroelastic behaviour of UAV wings due to morphing,” AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING AND AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY, pp. 30–38, 2017, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/36561.