Stefan Storm

TL;DR: It became apparent that the adoption of morphing concepts for routine use on aerial vehicles is still scarce, and some reasons holding back their integration for industrial use are given.

TL;DR: In this paper, an all-electric, hybrid ice protection system is proposed to reduce energy consumption by intentional partitioning of the ice at the stagnation line by melting via surface heating and ice shedding in the unheated regions of the airfoil surface via an electromechanical deicing system based on piezoelectric multilayer actuators.

TL;DR: In this article, the design drivers, system interdependencies, and effects of the integration of the mentioned functionalities into a smart droop nose device are investigated for the application of laminar flow on commercial aircraft wings, the high-lift devices at the leading edge play a major role.

TL;DR: Within the scope of the SARISTU project (smart intelligent aircraft structures), a wingtip active trailing edge (WATE) is developed and it is shown how small changes to the aerodynamics surface have both reduced the aerodynamic hinge moments and created additional internal space for systems, whilst maintaining an equivalent overall drag level.

TL;DR: This paper describes the design process of a simple actuation system capable of deforming an extensive flexible skin of a leading edge droop nose designated for laminar wings and shows the impact of parameter variation which are coming along with inaccuracy of production.