@inproceedings{cababcc83bcb4c51851ca0cbec941b16,
title = "Effect of span-morphing on the longitudinal flight stability and control",
abstract = "Morphing wing strategies can be applied to configure aircraft geometry to successfully complete a mission/s. This requires fulfillment of requirements set within a series of flight phases, which generally specify an objective to be completed and constraints to be satisfied whilst optimising some measure of performance or effciency. The following paper presents results from a software framework to assess the potential benefits of span morphing in performance and effciency. An investigation of the effect of morphing on flight stability and control is presented. As an example, span variation from a nominal aspect ratio of 6.67 for a Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) of 25kg is presented, with results given for a representative mission profile for typical operations. A structural concept that integrates span retraction is assumed.",
author = "Beaverstock, {C. S.} and Ajaj, {R. M.} and Friswell, {M. I.} and Dettmer, {W. G.} and {De Breuker}, R. and Werter, {N. P.M.}",
year = "2013",
language = "British English",
isbn = "9781624102240",
series = "AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Conference",
booktitle = "AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Conference",
note = "AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC) Conference ; Conference date: 19-08-2013 Through 22-08-2013",
}