Solid State Morphing Flight Control

• Advisors: Dr. Kochersberger
• Graduate Students: Eric Gustafson
• Sponsor: AVID, LLC
• Purpose: To explore new aerodynamic control techniques using piezo-ceramic actuators as a high-bandwidth technique for changing the lift on an airfoil.
• Description: Piezoelectric smart materials called Macro Fiber Composites can be applied in thrust vectoring and flow control. This work involved the exploration of techniques for electronic power supply and control of the solid state morphing wing technology.