DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR A STRAIN ACTUATED ADAPTIVE WING FOR AEROELASTIC CONTROL

The dominant issues in the preliminary design of a strain actuated aer oelastic wing are examined. First, the scaling parameter for piezoelec tric actuation authority is obtained and used to extrapolate strain ac tuation variables from an earlier model. Second, the interaction of co mposite fiber angle and geometric sweep angle is studied, specifically the effect of these parameters on the passive aeroelastic behavior an d potential closed-loop actuation authority. Finally, a taper ratio tr ade is completed to understand the effect of varying taper ratio on th e passive and active aeroelastic characteristics.