Aeroelastic tailoring of composite aircraft wings

The need of a continuously increasing size and performance of aerospace structures has settled the composite materials as the preferred materials in aircraft structures. Apart from the clear capacity to reduce the structural weight and with it the manufacture cost and the fuel consumption while pres...

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Main Authors: Mihaila-Andres, Mihai, Larco, Ciprian, Rosu, Paul-Virgil, Rotaru, Constantin
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Aeroelasticity
Aerospace engineering
Aircraft accidents & safety
Aircraft components
Aircraft reliability
Aircraft structures
Airframes
Composite materials
Design engineering
Stiffness
Structural weight
Wings (aircraft)
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Summary:The need of a continuously increasing size and performance of aerospace structures has settled the composite materials as the preferred materials in aircraft structures. Apart from the clear capacity to reduce the structural weight and with it the manufacture cost and the fuel consumption while preserving proper airworthiness, the prospect of tailoring a structure using the unique directional stiffness properties of composite materials allows an aerospace engineer to optimize aircraft structures to achieve particular design objectives. This paper presents a brief review of what is known as the aeroelastic tailoring of airframes with the intent of understanding the evolution of this research topic and at the same time providing useful references for further studies.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.4992590