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Design of Morphing Airfoil Using Shape Memory Alloy Actuator

형상기억합금 작동기를 이용한 모핑 에어포일 설계

  • Noh, Mi-Rae (Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Ulsan) ;
  • Koo, Kyo-Nam (Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Ulsan)
  • Received : 2016.04.10
  • Accepted : 2016.06.17
  • Published : 2016.07.01
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Abstract

Morphing wing which has a configuration optimized to flight speed and condition is faced to a lot of barriers to be overcome such as actuator technique, structural mechanization technique, flexible skin material, control law, and so on. As the first step for developing a morphing wing with rapid response, we designed and fabricated the morphing airfoil using a SMA(shape memory alloy) wire actuator and torsional bias springs. The design concept of the morphing airfoil was verified through operation test. The measured results show that the flap deflects smoothly and fast.

비행속도와 조건에 따라 최적화된 형상을 갖는 모핑 날개는 작동기 기술, 구조 기계장치 기술, 유연 외피 재료, 제어법칙 기술 등 해결할 문제가 많다. 본 연구에서는 빠른 응답속도를 갖는 모핑 날개를 개발하기 위한 첫 단계로 형상기억합금 선을 작동기와 복원용 비틀림 스프링으로 구동되는 단일 플랩을 갖는 에어포일 설계하고 제작하였다. 제작된 모핑 에어포일의 작동실험을 통해 설계 개념의 타당성을 검증하였다. 실험을 통해 측정한 결과 원활한 작동과 매우 빠른 반응속도를 확인하였다.

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