@inproceedings{4ad30ba8392d4ca2843f49ce4ac195ef,
title = "Experimental and parametric analysis of corrugated composite structures for morphing skin applications",
abstract = "One potential solution for a morphing wing concept could make use of a skin panel that incorporates corrugated laminates in a sandwich structure. Located in the trailing edge region it would have low in- and out-of-plane stiffness in the wing chordwise direction in order to achieve large camber and chord length changes on a morphing aerofoil section. This investigation presents experimental and analytical results for a sandwich structure with trapezoidal corrugated skins. Furthermore, a parametric study analyses the effects of corrugation geometry and form on the structural elastic strain and equivalent elastic tensile modulus transversely to the corrugation direction. The results give a good indication of the wide envelope within which corrugated laminates can be designed to meet the requirements for a morphing skin application.",
keywords = "Composites, Corrugations, Morphing, Skins",
author = "Christophe Thill and Etches, \{Julie A.\} and Bond, \{Ian P.\} and Weaver, \{Paul M.\} and Potter, \{Kevin D.\}",
year = "2008",
language = "English",
series = "19th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies 2008, ICAST 2008",
publisher = "Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa)",
pages = "313--325",
booktitle = "19th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies 2008, ICAST 2008",
note = "19th International Conference on Adaptive Structures and Technologies 2008, ICAST 2008 ; Conference date: 06-10-2008 Through 09-10-2008",
}