Morphing-Enabling Technologies for Aerospace Systems: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Aerospace Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 1735
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Interests: sustainable aviation; smart structures
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Interests: aerostructural analysis; aeroelasticity; morphing systems; design optimization; adaptive structures
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following the success of the first edition, this Special Issue, ‘Morphing-Enabling Technologies for Aerospace Systems: 2nd Edition’, broadens its focus by addressing morphing technologies for both space and aeronautic applications across different configurations and categories.
This initiative highlights innovative solutions for de-orbiting and re-entry systems of space vehicles, utilizing flexible deployment mechanisms and smart-materials-based concepts to achieve precise entry trajectories and enhanced landing accuracy through lift-to-drag modulation.
Furthermore, this Special Issue will explore various aeronautic applications of rigid-body linkages and compliant mechanisms, where high reliability, accuracy, and demanding performance standards are met through multidisciplinary and multi-objective design processes. These applications range from aircraft morphing wing devices, such as morphing flaps and winglets, to adaptive systems using smart materials.
This Special Issue invites original research articles and comprehensive reviews from a diverse group of professionals, including researchers, academicians, and industry experts. The initiative represents the outcome of long-standing scientific and technical cooperation between Italy and Brazil in aerospace science, supported by funding from the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) for Italy, and CONFAP through its State Funding Agencies (FAPs) for Brazil.
Dr. Ignazio Dimino
Dr. Maria Chiara Noviello
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- morphing aeroshells
- space mechanisms
- re-entry vehicles
- mechanically deployable systems
- inflatable systems
- adaptive shape-changing mechanisms
- design methodologies and optimization
- rigid-body mechanisms for aerospace
- compliant mechanisms for aerospace
- multibody simulations
- mechanism design and optimization
- safety and reliability
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