Effect of NiTi-wired smart composite on morphing wings of unmanned aerial vehicles

Diego Reducindo, Luis Reyes-Osorio, Carlos Santana-Delgado, Luis Lopez-Pavon, Octavio Garcia-Salazar, Roberto Cabriales, Miguel Delgado-Pamanes, Carlos Garza, Facultad de Ingeniería Mecánica y Eléctrica, Centro de Investigación e Innovación en Ingeniería Aeronáutica, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Unidad Profesional Interdisciplinaria de Ingeniería, Instituto Politécnico Nacional

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Published online on May 16, 2025

Abstract

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Volume 45, Issue 7-8, Page 1890-1905, April 2026.
Smart materials applied in morphing wings can achieve several benefits, such as the reduction of aerodynamic coefficients, and therefore a lower energy consumption. This work proposes a novel implementation of a smart soft composite (SSC), actuated by ...