04.2 - Structural Analysis and Design, Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity
A PASSIVE-ADAPTIVE WING FOR DRAG REDUCTION
C.B. York, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom; Y.B. Murta, Embraer, Brazil; S.F.M. Almeida, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
This article presents details of the development of an advanced passive-adaptive composite wing design for future wind tunnel drag measurements. Simulations and static tests are performed on a composite wing-box to assess the effect of imposing standard manufacturing constraints, such as ply percentages, ply contiguity and ply orientations on the laminate skin panels, which possess extension-shearing coupling.