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Morphing Wings

Morphing Wings is a biomimetic aerospace engineering concept referring to a wing design that dynamically alters its shape during flight to optimize aerodynamic performance across varying mission phases, distinguishing it from conventional fixed or discretely adjustable wing configurations.

388

Publications

16.8K

Citations

977

Authors

278

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

159

Parents

Publications

388

How swifts control their glide performance with morphing wings

David Lentink, Ulrike K. Müller, Eize J. Stamhuis et al. · Nature · 2007 · 349 citations

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A biomimetic robotic platform to study flight specializations of bats

Alireza Ramezani, Soon‐Jo Chung, Seth Hutchinson · Science Robotics · 2017 · 245 citations

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Bioinspired wing and tail morphing extends drone flight capabilities

Enrico Ajanic, Mir Feroskhan, Stefano Mintchev et al. · Science Robotics · 2020 · 189 citations · Full text

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Wing morphing control with shape memory alloy actuators

Cees Bil, Kevin Massey, Ermira Junita Abdullah · Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures · 2013 · 185 citations

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Recent developments in the aeroelasticity of morphing aircraft

Rafic M. Ajaj, Muhammed S. Parancheerivilakkathil, Mohammadreza Amoozgar et al. · Progress in Aerospace Sciences · 2021 · 181 citations · Full text

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Authors

977

  1. RM
    Ruxandra Mihaela Botez

    École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada

    26 publications · 969 citations

    18

    h-index

  2. MI
    Michael I. Friswell

    Swansea University, United Kingdom

    16 publications · 806 citations

    15

    h-index

  3. TL
    Teodor Lucian Grigorie

    École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada

    16 publications · 615 citations

    13

    h-index

  4. DJ
    Daniel J. Inman

    Virginia Tech, United States

    13 publications · 521 citations

    12

    h-index

  5. PE
    Paolo Ermanni

    ETH Zurich, Switzerland

    12 publications · 468 citations

    11

    h-index

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Institutions

278

  1. École de Technologie Supérieure

    Montreal, Canada

    21 h-index

    95 publications

    4K citations

  2. Northwestern Polytechnical University

    Xi'an, China

    15 h-index

    60 publications

    2.7K citations

  3. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    15 h-index

    34 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Virginia Tech

    Blacksburg, United States

    15 h-index

    46 publications

    2K citations

  5. United States Air Force Research Laboratory

    Wright-Patterson AFB, United States

    13 h-index

    27 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

    Nanjing, China

    12 h-index

    35 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Swansea University

    Swansea, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    32 publications

    1.7K citations

  8. National Research Council Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    11 h-index

    30 publications

    1.2K citations

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Venues

  1. Aerospace Science and Technology

    AST · 30 publications · 1.5K citations

    24

    h-index

  2. Journal of Aircraft

    21 publications · 1.2K citations

    19

    h-index

  3. 15

    h-index

  4. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

    JIMSS · 15 publications · 906 citations

    14

    h-index

  5. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics

    CJA · 15 publications · 656 citations

    14

    h-index

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