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Multidisciplinary Collaborative Design of Aircraft

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Aerospace Science and Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 343

Special Issue Editors

1. School of Aeronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China
2. National Key Laboratory of Aircraft Configuration Design, Xi’an 710072, China
Interests: fluid mechanics; numerical simulation; computational fluid dynamics; numerical modeling; cfd simulation; aerodynamics; modeling and simulation; numerical analysis; engineering, applied and computational mathematics; aeronautics

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College of Aerospace Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
Interests: wind turbines; vortex; hypersonics; drag; vorticity; numerical simulation; flow; aerodynamics; aircraft; drag reduction
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Dear Colleagues,

Aircraft design is a complex field of systems engineering that involves interdisciplinary collaboration and integration. It is also the process of balancing the performance of subsystems such as aerodynamics, structural weight, and avionics to ultimately create a platform with optimal overall performance.

With the rapid development of aerospace technology, aircraft research and development now requires higher interdisciplinary collaborative design capabilities. It has evolved from traditional interdisciplinary collaborative design fields such as aerodynamics, structures, and stealth to tightly coupled, comprehensive design capabilities involving new disciplines such as artificial intelligence, avionics, and flight dynamics. Especially over the past two years, the rapid development of new types of aircraft, such as EVTOL, advanced drones, and hybrid-powered manned aircraft, has caused a significant decline in the adaptability of traditional multidisciplinary collaborative design methods.

Therefore, the aim of this topic is to explore new methods and insights in interdisciplinary collaborative aircraft design within the context of artificial intelligence. This includes, but is not limited to, fields such as overall aircraft design, aerodynamics, structures, flight dynamics, and cost-effectiveness analysis. The focus is on foundational theories and technologies in intelligent aircraft design, aerodynamic/structural/electromagnetic/dynamic coupling, and innovative interdisciplinary optimization design.

Dr. Baigang Mi
Prof. Dr. Wei Huang
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • multidisciplinary design
  • coupling optimization
  • intelligent design
  • inverse design
  • high fidelity
  • high efficiency

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Development and Experimental Study of a Seamless Morphing Trailing Edge Flap Equipped with an Elephant Trunk Actuation Mechanism
by Mir Hossein Negahban, Tarek Saci and Ruxandra Mihaela Botez
Appl. Sci. 2025, 15(10), 5570; https://doi.org/10.3390/app15105570 - 16 May 2025
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Following the promising performance of the seamless morphing trailing edge (SMTE) flap and its internal actuation system, the elephant trunk mechanism (ETM), investigated through aerodynamic and structural analyses, this study presents an experimental analysis of the SMTE flap equipped with an elephant trunk [...] Read more.
Following the promising performance of the seamless morphing trailing edge (SMTE) flap and its internal actuation system, the elephant trunk mechanism (ETM), investigated through aerodynamic and structural analyses, this study presents an experimental analysis of the SMTE flap equipped with an elephant trunk actuation mechanism. The morphing wing model was prototyped using a 3D printer. Four elephant trunk morphing ribs were embedded inside the flap section, all covered with a flexible skin. The control system for flap actuation was installed in the wing box corresponding to four elephant trunk mechanisms using an appropriate graphical interface to control the SMTE flap deflections. The completed model was further tested in a subsonic wind tunnel to validate the numerical aerodynamic results, as well as the functionality of the elephant trunk mechanism in real conditions. The results confirm the reliability and practicability of the proposed elephant trunk mechanism for actuation, and a very good agreement was obtained between the numerical aerodynamic data and wind tunnel test results. Full article
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