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Modeling and Flight Control of Small UAV with Active Morphing Wings

Research Authors
Diaa Emad, Abdelfatah Mohamed, Mohamed Fanni
Research Member
Research Department
Research Date
Research Year
2022
Research Journal
Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems
Research Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Research Vol
106
Research_Pages
1-23
Research Abstract

In recent research works, morphing wings were studied as an interesting field for a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The previous studies either focused on selecting suitable material for the morphing wings or performing experimental tests on UAVs with morphing wings. Though, the dynamic modeling of active flexible morphing wings and their involved interactions with the aerodynamics of the UAV body are challenging subjects. Using such a model to control a small UAV to perform specific maneuvering is not investigated yet. The dynamic model of UAV with active morphing wings generates a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) system which rises the difficulty of the control system design. In this paper, the aeroelastic dynamic model of morphing wing activated by piezocomposite actuators is established using the finite element method and modal decomposition technique. Then, the dynamic model of the UAV is …