Design Analysis and Experimental Modal Testing of a Mission Adaptive Wing of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

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2010-06-10

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Şahin, Melin
Ünlüsoy, Levent
Erdoğan Tolga, İnsuyu
Güçlü, Seber
Özgen, Serkan
Yaman, Yavuz

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The mission adaptive wings aim to overcome the inefficient behaviour of the classical fixed wings, especially for the off-design conditions, by changing their geometry actively to adopt to changing flight conditions for maximized performance. This study presents the structural design, analysis and experimental modal testing of an unmanned aerial vehicle wing having mission adaptive characteristics.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/73736
http://www.ae.metu.edu.tr/~yyaman/LabCapabilities/Appendix/Papers/International/Conference/AAECTTUAVMAW_ICP_3.pdf

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UVW2010, International Unmanned Vehicle Workshop

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Department of Aerospace Engineering, Conference / Seminar

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M. Şahin, L. Ünlüsoy, İ. Erdoğan Tolga, S. Güçlü, S. Özgen, and Y. Yaman, “Design Analysis and Experimental Modal Testing of a Mission Adaptive Wing of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle,” İstanbul, Türkiye, 2010, p. 52, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/73736.