Modelling Continuously Morphing Aircraft for ... - Michael I Friswell

esponse problems an unsteady aerodynamic code needs to be implemented: the choice can rely either on a
simple 2D Theodorsen strip method, as a first step, or on more sophisticated 3D unsteady panel methods.
Finally the actuation scenario can be extended in order to include point-to-point truss-actuators.
Acknowledgments
This work has been supported by a Marie-Curie excellence research grant funded by the European
Commission, and by a WUN (Worldwide University Network).
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