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Foldable Airframe Design

Foldable Airframe Design is a UAV airframe configuration that belongs to the class of structural designs characterized by the integration of articulated or flexible components enabling compact stowage and rapid deployment, distinguished by its ability to dynamically alter geometric form while maintaining structural integrity and aerodynamic performance.

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698

Citations

55

Authors

26

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Publications per year

2017–2026

15

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Publications

19

Two-fold symmetrical 6R foldable frame and its bifurcations

Yan Chen, Zhong You · International Journal of Solids and Structures · 2009 · 81 citations

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Folding analysis for thin-walled deployable composite boom

Jiang-Bo Bai, Di Chen, Jun-Jiang Xiong et al. · Acta Astronautica · 2019 · 77 citations · Full text

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An origami-inspired cargo drone

Przemyslaw Kornatowski, Stefano Mintchev, Dario Floreano · 2017 · 76 citations · Full text

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The deformable quad-rotor: Design, kinematics and dynamics characterization, and flight performance validation

Na Zhao, Yudong Luo, Hongbin Deng et al. · 2017 · 70 citations

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Design analysis and type synthesis of a petal-inspired space deployable-foldable mechanism

Rugui Wang, Jiaxing Sun, Jian S. Dai · Mechanism and Machine Theory · 2019 · 58 citations

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Authors

55

  1. JB
    Jiang-Bo Bai

    Beihang University, China

    4 publications · 157 citations

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  2. TL
    Tianwei Liu

    Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

    2 publications · 45 citations

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  3. TT
    Turcan Tuna

    Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye

    1 publications · 12 citations

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  4. YS
    Yantao Shen

    University of Nevada, Reno, United States

    1 publications · 70 citations

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  5. BL
    Bing Li

    Harbin Institute of Technology, China

    1 publications · 35 citations

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Institutions

26

  1. Beihang University

    Beijing, China

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    531 citations

  2. Jingdezhen University

    Jingdezhen, China

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    115 citations

  3. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    272 citations

  4. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    66 citations

  5. Georgian Technical University

    Tbilisi, Georgia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  6. City University of Hong Kong

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    84 citations

  7. University of Nevada, Reno

    Reno, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    210 citations

  8. Istanbul Technical University

    Istanbul, Türkiye

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    48 citations

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Venues

  1. Mechanism and Machine Theory

    2 publications · 93 citations

    2

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  2. Composite Structures

    2 publications · 45 citations

    2

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  3. Acta Astronautica

    2 publications · 112 citations

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  5. Engineering Structures

    1 publications · 33 citations

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