A review of control strategies used for morphing aircraft applications
dc.authorid | Ajaj, Rafic/0000-0001-7125-1702 | |
dc.authorid | asadi, davood/0000-0002-2066-6016 | |
dc.contributor.author | Parancheerivilakkathil, Muhammed S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Pilakkadan, Jafar S. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ajaj, Rafic M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Amoozgar, Mohammadreza | |
dc.contributor.author | Asadi, Davood | |
dc.contributor.author | Zweiri, Yahya | |
dc.contributor.author | Friswell, Michael I. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2025-01-06T17:37:12Z | |
dc.date.available | 2025-01-06T17:37:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
dc.description.abstract | This paper reviews the various control algorithms and strategies used for fixed -wing morphing aircraft applications. It is evident from the literature that the development of control algorithms for morphing aircraft technologies focused on three main areas. The first area is related to precise control of the shape of morphing concepts for various flight conditions. The second area is mainly related to the flight dynamics, stability, and control aspects of morphing aircraft. The third area deals mainly with aeroelastic control using morphing concepts either for load alleviation purposes and/or to control the instability boundaries. The design of controllers for morphing aircraft/wings is very challenging due to the large changes that can occur in the structural, aerodynamic, and inertial characteristics. In addition, the type of actuation system and actuation rate/ speed can have a significant effect on the design of such controllers. The aerospace community is in strong need of such a critical review especially as morphing aircraft technologies move from fundamental research at a low Technology Readiness Level (TRL) to real -life applications. This critical review aims to identify research gaps and propose future directions. In this paper, research activities/papers are categorized according to the control strategy used. This ranges from simple Proportional Integral Derivative (PID) controllers at one end to complex robust adaptive controllers and deep learning algorithms at the other end. This includes analytical, computational, and experimental studies. In addition, the various dynamic models used and their fidelities are highlighted and discussed. (c) 2023 Production and hosting by Elsevier Ltd. on behalf of Chinese Society of Aeronautics and Astronautics. This is an open access article under the CC BY -NC -ND license (http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). | |
dc.description.sponsorship | Abu Dhabi Education Council Award for Research Excellence Program (AARE 2019) [AARE19-213]; Khalifa University of Science and Technology [FSU-2020-20] | |
dc.description.sponsorship | The work presented herein was funded by Abu Dhabi Education Council Award for Research Excellence Program (AARE 2019) _ (No. AARE19-213) and by Khalifa University of Science and Technology through Faculty Start-up Award (No. FSU-2020-20) . | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.cja.2023.12.035 | |
dc.identifier.endpage | 463 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1000-9361 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2588-9230 | |
dc.identifier.issue | 4 | |
dc.identifier.scopus | 2-s2.0-85187523264 | |
dc.identifier.scopusquality | Q1 | |
dc.identifier.startpage | 436 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2023.12.035 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14669/2136 | |
dc.identifier.volume | 37 | |
dc.identifier.wos | WOS:001221986000001 | |
dc.identifier.wosquality | N/A | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Web of Science | |
dc.indekslendigikaynak | Scopus | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Elsevier Science Inc | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Chinese Journal of Aeronautics | |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
dc.snmz | KA_20241211 | |
dc.subject | Control strategies | |
dc.subject | Morphing aircraft | |
dc.subject | Shape morphing | |
dc.subject | Flight dynamics | |
dc.subject | Aeroelasticity | |
dc.title | A review of control strategies used for morphing aircraft applications | |
dc.type | Review Article |