Review of Material and Structure for Morphing Aircraft Skin
YIN Weilong1, SHI Qinghua2
(1. Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China;
2. AVIC Composites Center, Beijing 101300, China)
The most important technical characteristic of morphing aircraft is that the wings remain smooth, continuous
and seamless during deformation. Morphing skin technology is the key to ensure this technical characteristic. In present
paper, the current situation and future trends of morphing skin materials and structures are summarized in detail in the form
of deformation and chronology. The stiff skin like fish skin was used for morphing skin in the early stage of morphing aircraft
and the composite structure is designed to have adequate elongation strain in the current studies. In a word, the composite
structure tends to show more potential to be as morphing skins.
尹维龙1，石庆华2. 变体飞行器蒙皮材料与结构研究综述[J]. 航空制造技术, 2017, 60(17): 24-29.
YIN Weilong1, SHI Qinghua2. Review of Material and Structure for Morphing Aircraft Skin. Aeronautical Manufacturing Technology, 2017, 60(17): 24-29.
2017, 
