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Design of Multi-Mode Morphing Wings Based on Multi-Stable Beam-Type Metastructures

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Intelligent Robotics and Applications (ICIRA 2024)

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The morphing wing can change its shape through mechanism deformation, to improve the aerodynamic performance of the aircraft and save energy. Based on the multi-stable beam-type metastructures, a morphing wing structure with lightweight, large deformation, multiple stable states is designed in this paper. The overall structure can achieve two different deformation modes and maintain the profile shapes without the need for continuous external driving forces. Additionally, carbon-fiber materials are utilized for the flexible skin and actuation of the morphing structure. Finally, a prototype is constructed to demonstrate the multiple morphing modes, thereby validating the feasibility of the proposed structure.

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The authors acknowledge the funding support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 52105002 and The Shanghai Pujiang Programme No. 23PJD069.

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  1. School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China

    Jieyu Wang, Yadong Wang & Yingzhong Tian

  2. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing and Robotics, Shanghai, 200444, China

    Jieyu Wang, Yadong Wang & Yingzhong Tian

  3. School of Engineering and Architecture, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Cork, Cork, T12 K8AF, Ireland

    Guangbo Hao

  4. Department of Aerospace Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, M5B 2K3, Canada

    Fengfeng Xi

  5. School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China

    Yinjun Zhao

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Wang, J., Wang, Y., Tian, Y., Hao, G., Xi, F., Zhao, Y. (2025). Design of Multi-Mode Morphing Wings Based on Multi-Stable Beam-Type Metastructures. In: Lan, X., Mei, X., Jiang, C., Zhao, F., Tian, Z. (eds) Intelligent Robotics and Applications. ICIRA 2024. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 15201. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-0771-6_11

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