• International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2013

Morphing aircraft capable of varying their wing form can operate efficiently at various flight conditions. However, radical morphing of the aircraft leads to increased structural complexities, resulting in occurrence of dynamic instabilities such as flutter, which can lead to catastrophic events. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to investigate and understand the changes in flutter characteristics of morphing wings, to ensure uncompromised safety and maximum reliability. In this paper, a study on the flutter characteristics of the folding wing type morphing concept is conducted, to examine the effect of changes in folding angles on the flutter speed and flutter frequency. The subsonic aerodynamic theory Doublet Lattice Method (DLM) and p-k method are used, to perform the flutter analysis in MSC.NASTRAN. The present baseline flutter characteristics correspond well with the results from previous study. Furthermore, enhancement of the flutter characteristics of an aluminum folding wing is proposed, by varying the outboard wing folding angle independently of the inboard wing folding angle. It is clearly found that the flutter characteristics are strongly influenced by changes in the inboard/outboard folding angles, and significant improvement in the flutter characteristics of a folding wing can be achieved, by varying its outboard wing folding angle.

• 항공우주시스템공학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.70-78
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• 2018

탄소섬유 복합재료를 적용하는 일체형 접이식 날개 개발에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 설계 요구조건을 검토하고 상용 소프트웨어를 적용한 최적설계기법을 통해 복합재료 날개 설계를 실시하였다. 복합재료 제조공정인 핫프레스, 펄트루전, 오토클레이브를 평가하고 성능과 비용을 고려하여 일체형 날개제작에 가장 적합한 다중공정을 결정하였다. 설계개념 확정을 위해 두 차례의 설계개발시험으로 제작공정을 검증하고 구조해석을 통해 복합재료 날개의 강성과 강도를 예측하였다. 시험하중을 먼저 산출하고 양쪽 날개를 대상으로 설계제한하중과 설계극한하중에 대한 정하중 구조시험을 수행하였다. 그 결과, 시험의 각 평가기준을 만족하였으며 일련의 구조해석과 시험을 통해 구조안전성을 검증하였다.