Flight Dynamics and Modeling of a Morphing Air Vehicle

A basic model of a system employing morphing wing actuators is developed and simulated. The modeling process begins with considering Eulerian and Newtonian kinematics and dynamics as applied to the vehicle body. Several examples illustrate the importance of each fundamental principle in analytical description of moving bodies. The mass specifications are incorporated into a dynamic system in which the equations of motion are integrated to determine the flight qualities of the hypothetical vehicle. Possible future developments in the analytical model and the physical wing prototype are discussed.