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Pushing Forward
60.0
50.0
40.0
30.0
20.0
10.0
0.0
Standing on giant shoulders
Transition point
a=+3°
a=0°
a=-2°
Final Airfoil Family
DUPI-17-135-15 DUPI-17-125-16
DUPI-17-130-16 DUPI-17-130-16V1
Structural Design
Aeroelastic tailoring
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
10
5 Non-Linear Elastic
Vortex Lattice Method
0
-5
-10
0.6
0.4
0 0.2
4
x 10
3
0.5
-0.5
-1
-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 15
Wing span [m]
Automatic FEM Model Generation
Planform and spar positioning
Materials
Spar Caps
~40%
~30% ~90%
Coupon test
• ASTM D3039 – Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
• ASTM D6641 – Standard Test method for Compressive Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials
Using a Combined Loading Compression (CLC) Test Fixture
• ASTM D5379 – Shear Properties of Composite Materials by the V-Notched Beam Method
The initial version of the software that will be created will explore:
Actuator
• Optimum flap deflections
• Improvement on handling qualities
Sailplane
Sensors Controller Common
1 1 Sensors
Sensors Controller
2 2
Sensors Controller
3 3
Aileron position
Aileron position
Flap position
Aileron position
Flap position
Flap position
Bus1
Bus2
Bus3
Joe Sutter