STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION ANALYSIS ON MORPHING MAV WING

Authors

  • Noor Iswadi Ismail Mechanical Engineering Studies, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Kampus Permatang Pauh, Penang, Malaysia
  • M. Hisyam Basri Mechanical Engineering Studies, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Kampus Permatang Pauh, Penang, Malaysia
  • Mahadzir M.M Mechanical Engineering Studies, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Kampus Permatang Pauh, Penang, Malaysia.
  • Hazim Sharudin Mechanical Engineering Studies, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Kampus Permatang Pauh, Penang, Malaysia.
  • Sharzali Che Mat Mechanical Engineering Studies, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Kampus Permatang Pauh, Penang, Malaysia
  • Muhammad Arif Ab Hamid Pahmi Mechanical Engineering Studies, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Kampus Permatang Pauh, Penang, Malaysia
  • Azmi Husin Mechanical Engineering Studies, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Kampus Permatang Pauh, Penang, Malaysia
  • Rozaini Othman Mechanical Engineering Studies, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Cawangan Pulau Pinang, Kampus Permatang Pauh, Penang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11113/jm.v46.488

Keywords:

Micro air vehicle, Twist morphing wing

Abstract

Micro air vehicles (MAV) and the notion of morphing are always changing to suit their mission characteristics. To achieve twist morphing, however, the process underlying the application of the morphing force and its related aerodynamic load is not well understood. In this study, the structural deformation of the washout twist morphing wing MAV was investigated, and the association between wing deformation, morphing force, and membrane inflation owing to aerodynamic force was clarified. Several numerical simulations of washout TM wings were undertaken and compared to those of rigid and membrane wings. The results demonstrated that twist morphing is associated with considerable wing deformation. In comparison to the TM 3N, TM 1N, and baseline wing, the TM 5N wing was the most distorted. The deformation of the wing structure was substantially influenced by the morphing force applied to the wing. Larger morphing power led to a greater degree of wing distortion.

References

Bachmann, Richard J., Ravi Vaidyanathan, Frank J. Boria, James Pluta, Josh Kiihne, Brian K. Taylor, Robert H. Bledsoe, Peter G. Ifju, and Roger D. Quinn, A miniature vehicle with extended aerial and terrestrial mobility: Flying Insects and Robots. 2009: Springer

Pornsin-sirirak, T. Nick, Yu-chong Tai, Chih-ming Ho, and Matt Keennon. Microbat : A palm-sized electrically powered ornithopter in Proceedings of NASA/JPL Workshop on Biomorphic Robotics. 2001.

Khambatta, Parvez, Lawrence Ukeiley, Charles Tinney, Bret Stanford, and Peter Ifju, Flow characteristics of a three-dimensional fixed micro air vehicle wing. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2008. 1(6): p. 1–16.

Hassanalian, M., A. Quintana, and A. Abdelkefi, Morphing and growing micro unmanned air vehicle : sizing process and stability. Aerospace Science and Technology, 2018. 78: p. 130–46.

Abudarag, Sakhr, Rashid Yagoub, Hassan Elfatih, and Zoran Filipovic, Computational analysis of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in 2016 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA). 2017.

Phan, Hoang Vu, and Hoon Cheol Park, Insect-inspired, tailless, hover-capable flapping-wing robots: recent progress, challenges, and future directions. Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2019. 111(8): p. 100573.

Hamad, Ali Jihad, Size and shape effect of specimen on the compressive strength of HPLWFC reinforced with glass fibres. Journal of King Saud University - Engineering Sciences, 2017. 29(4): p. 373–80.

Liang, Bin, and Mao Sun, Aerodynamic interactions between wing and body of a model insect in forward flight and maneuvers. Journal of Bionic Engineering, 2013. 10(1): p. 19–27.

Ajanic, Enrico, Mir Feroskhan, Stefano Mintchev, Flavio Noca, and Dario Floreano, Bioinspired wing and tail morphing extends drone flight capabilities. Science Robotics, 2020. 5(47).

Motazed, Ben, David Vos, and Mark Drela. Aerodynamics and flight control design for hovering micro air vehicles in Proceedings Of The American Control Conference. 1998.

Shang, J. K., S. A. Combes, B. M. Finio, and R. J. Wood, Artificial insect wings of diverse morphology for flapping-wing micro air vehicles. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 2009. 4(3): p. 6.

Torres, Gabriel, and Thomas J. Mueller. Micro aerial vehicle development: design, components, fabrication, and flight testing in AUVSI unmanned systems symposium and exhibition. 2000.

Chen, Chen, and Tianyu Z,ang, A review of design and fabrication of the bionic flapping wing micro air vehicles. Micromachines, 2019. 10(2).

Phan, Hoang Vu, Steven Aurecianus, Taesam Kang, and Hoon Cheol Park, KUBeetle-S: An insect-like, tailless, hover-capable robot that can fly with a low-torque control mechanism. International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles, 2019. 11:1–10.

Abdulrahim, Mujahid, Helen Garcia, and Rick Lind, Flight characteristics of shaping the membrane wing of a micro air vehicle. journal of aircraft, 2005. 42(1): p. 131–137.

Ismail, N. I., A. H. Zulkifli, M. Z. Abdullah, M. Hisyam Basri, and Norazharuddin Shah Abdullah, Optimization of aerodynamic efficiency for twist morphing mav wing, Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 2014. 27(3): p. 475–87.

Ismail, N. I., H. Yusoff, Hazim Sharudin, Arif Pahmi, H. Hafiz, and M. M. Mahadzir, Lift distribution of washout twist morphing mav wing. International Journal of Engineering and Technology(UAE), 2018. 7(4): p. 89–94.

Typical physical properties, 2013. Perspex Cast, Typical Physical Properties Flammability, Available from:https://www.perspex.co.uk/Perspex/media/General/technical-library/Typical%20Physical%20Properties/Perspex-Acrylic-Typical-Physical-Properties.pdf [Accessed 02 August 2023]

Abudaram, Yaakov, Peter Ifju, James Hubner, and Lawrence Ukeiley, Controlling pre-tension of silicone membranes on micro air vehicle flexible wings. Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 2012. 49(1): p. 1–11.

Almohammadi, K. M., D. B. Ingham, L. Ma, and M. Pourkashan, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) mesh independency techniques for a straight blade vertical axis wind turbine. Energy, 2013. 58:483–93.

Baker, Nazar, Ger Kelly, and Paul D. O’Sulli,an, A grid convergence index study of mesh style effect on the accuracy of the numerical results for an indoor airflow profile. International Journal of Ventilation, 2020. 19(4): p. 300–314.

Goetten, Falk, D. Felix, Matthew Marino, Cees Bil, Marc Havermann, and Carsten Braun. A review of guidelines and best practices for subsonic aerodynamic simulations using RANS CFD in 11th Asia-Pacific International Symposium of Aerospace Technology, 2019.

Seeni, Aravind, Parvathy Rajendran, and Hussin Mamat, A CFD mesh independent solution technique for low reynolds number propeller. CFD Letters, 2019. 11(10):15–30.

Blokhuis, Alex, Philippe Nghe, Luca Peliti, and David Lacoste, The generality of transient compartmentalization and its associated error thresholds. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 2020. 487: p. 110-110.

Xie, Jingfeng, Jun Huang, Lei Song, Jingcheng Fu, and Xiaoqiang Lu, An effort saving method to establish global aerodynamic model using CFD. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, 2022. 94(11): p.1–19.

Downloads

Published

2023-11-23

How to Cite

Ismail, N. I., M. Hisyam Basri, Mahadzir M.M, Sharudin, H., Che Mat, S., Ab Hamid Pahmi, M. A., … Othman, R. (2023). STRUCTURAL DEFORMATION ANALYSIS ON MORPHING MAV WING. Jurnal Mekanikal, 46(2), 62–71. https://doi.org/10.11113/jm.v46.488

Issue

Vol 46 : December 2023

Section

Mechanical

License

Copyright of articles that appear in Jurnal Mekanikal belongs exclusively to Penerbit Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Penerbit UTM Press). This copyright covers the rights to reproduce the article, including reprints, electronic reproductions or any other reproductions of similar nature.