Actuator-Work Concepts Applied to Morphing and Conventional Aerodynamic Control Devices

The research presented in this thesis examines the use of an estimated "actuator work" value as a performance parameter for the comparison of various aerodynamic control device configurations. This estimated "actuator work," or practical work as it will be referred to as in this...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johnston, Christopher Owen
Other Authors: Aerospace and Ocean Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2011
Subjects:
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9625
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11232003-133555