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ACTA AERONAUTICAET ASTRONAUTICA SINICA ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (11): 2010-2017.

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Design of Forward-swept Wing-body Switching Mechanism with Double Slideway

CHEN Peng, WANG Xu, YU Chong, HU Mengquan, HUANG Meng   

  1. Engineering Institute, Air Force Engineering University, Xi’an 710038, China
  • Received:2011-12-08 Revised:2012-01-10 Online:2012-11-25 Published:2012-11-22
  • Supported by:

    Ministry Level Project

Abstract: In order to meet the of aerodynamic and structural requirements in a morphing aircraft, this paper proposes a switching mechanism with a double slideway based on the variable forward-swept wing configuration which makes it possible for the aircraft to switch among orthogonal wing, forward-swept wing and delta wing freely. First, the general configuration of the wing-body switching mechanism with a double slideway is elucidated by means of a block diagram and a three-dimensional model plot. Then, an idiographic explanation is provided for the project. Finally, a comparison is made between the wing-body switching mechanism with double slideway and the traditional switching mechanism in terms of function and structure, and it is shown that the wing-body switching mechanism with double slideway can meet the aerodynamic requirements better; moreover, it reduces the stress at the root of the wing by 35.6%, the stress of the axes by 7.2%. Therefore, this mechanism may serve as a useful reference when developing a morphing aircraft.

Key words: variable forward-swept wing, wing-body switching mechanism, double slideway, structure design, control system

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