01.1 - Aircraft Design and Integrated Systems (Theory, Methods and Tools)

MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OF COMPLIANT DEFORMABLE WINGS FOR IMPROVED AIRCRAFT EFFICIENCY: INTRODUCING AN ARCHITECTURE-AWARE OPTIMIZATION STRATEGY

B. Blaxall¹, F. Di Fiore¹, D. Venetsanos¹, L. Mainini¹; ¹Imperial College London, United Kingdom

This work presents a multidisciplinary design optimisation framework for compliant trailing-edge camber morphing airfoils targeting subsonic transport aviation. The approach integrates and couples analytic geometry parameterisation, CFD-derived aerodynamic loads, and elastic finite-element structural modelling to quantify achievable lift-to-drag improvement under realistic actuation capabilities and material limits, supporting emission-efficient adaptive wing design.

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DOI: 10.71945/icas2026_0610