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The aerospace industry can benefit from having additional design options for the incorporation of advance controls for use in optimizing the performance of their vehicles. Operators would be able to realize better fuel economy, lower emissions, and improved payload weight fraction by using embedded controls that both enhance aerodynamic efficiency while removing actuator weight from transport category configurations.","description":"A novel actuation concept previously used for trailing edge tab control is to be extended for use in spanwise camber control for enhanced aerodynamic performance of next generation aircraft designs. The key features of its low-power, two-position (bistable) nature and small size permit its application as secondary structure within wing assemblies, thereby allowing for flight-dependent customization of the spanwise camber to optimize vehicle aerodynamic efficiency. The proposed Phase I program will leverage previous development success of the actuation concept to scale design applications for ultimate use on transport-category aircraft, and provide risk reduction via demonstration wind tunnel tests on a scaled wing half-span model. A byproduct of the scaling law will be its incorporation within a Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization (MDAO) tool for ease of exploration of the actuation features in the context of novel vehicle configurations having flight control for performance adjustment.","startYear":2014,"startMonth":6,"endYear":2014,"endMonth":12,"statusDescription":"Completed","principalInvestigators":[{"contactId":402333,"canUserEdit":false,"firstName":"Robert","lastName":"Mckillip","fullName":"Robert Mckillip","fullNameInverted":"Mckillip, Robert","primaryEmail":"bob@continuum-dynamics.com","publicEmail":true,"nacontact":false}],"programDirectors":[{"contactId":206378,"canUserEdit":false,"firstName":"Jason","lastName":"Kessler","fullName":"Jason L Kessler","fullNameInverted":"Kessler, Jason L","middleInitial":"L","primaryEmail":"jason.l.kessler@nasa.gov","publicEmail":true,"nacontact":false}],"programExecutives":[{"contactId":215154,"canUserEdit":false,"firstName":"Jennifer","lastName":"Gustetic","fullName":"Jennifer L Gustetic","fullNameInverted":"Gustetic, Jennifer L","middleInitial":"L","primaryEmail":"jennifer.l.gustetic@nasa.gov","publicEmail":true,"nacontact":false}],"programManagers":[{"contactId":62051,"canUserEdit":false,"firstName":"Carlos","lastName":"Torrez","fullName":"Carlos Torrez","fullNameInverted":"Torrez, Carlos","primaryEmail":"carlos.torrez@nasa.gov","publicEmail":true,"nacontact":false}],"projectManagers":[{"contactId":5868,"canUserEdit":false,"firstName":"Alaa","lastName":"Elmiligui","fullName":"Alaa Elmiligui","fullNameInverted":"Elmiligui, Alaa","primaryEmail":"alaa.a.elmiligui@nasa.gov","publicEmail":true,"nacontact":false},{"contactId":461333,"canUserEdit":false,"firstName":"Theresa","lastName":"Stanley","fullName":"Theresa M Stanley","fullNameInverted":"Stanley, Theresa M","middleInitial":"M","primaryEmail":"theresa.m.stanley@nasa.gov","publicEmail":true,"nacontact":false}],"website":"","libraryItems":[{"caption":"Camber Configuration Control for Performance Optimization (C3PO) Project Image","file":{"fileExtension":"png","fileId":292509,"fileName":"SBIR_2014_1_BC_A3.04-8808","fileSize":169875,"objectId":289026,"objectType":{"lkuCodeId":889,"code":"LIBRARY_ITEMS","description":"Library Items","lkuCodeTypeId":182,"lkuCodeType":{"codeType":"OBJECT_TYPE","description":"Object Type"}},"objectTypeId":889,"fileSizeString":"165.9 KB"},"files":[{"fileExtension":"png","fileId":292509,"fileName":"SBIR_2014_1_BC_A3.04-8808","fileSize":169875,"objectId":289026,"objectType":{"lkuCodeId":889,"code":"LIBRARY_ITEMS","description":"Library Items","lkuCodeTypeId":182,"lkuCodeType":{"codeType":"OBJECT_TYPE","description":"Object Type"}},"objectTypeId":889,"fileSizeString":"165.9 KB"}],"id":289026,"title":"Project Image","description":"Camber Configuration Control for Performance Optimization (C3PO) Project Image","libraryItemTypeId":1095,"projectId":17834,"primary":true,"publishedDateString":"","contentType":{"lkuCodeId":1095,"code":"IMAGE","description":"Image","lkuCodeTypeId":341,"lkuCodeType":{"codeType":"LIBRARY_ITEM_TYPE","description":"Library Item Type"}}}],"transitions":[{"transitionId":64330,"projectId":17834,"transitionDate":"2014-12-01","path":"Closed Out","closeoutDocuments":[{"title":"Final Summary Chart","file":{"fileExtension":"pdf","fileId":304820,"fileName":"SBIR_2014_1_FSC_A3.04-8808","fileSize":162809,"objectId":64330,"objectType":{"lkuCodeId":1841,"code":"TRANSITION_FILES","description":"Transition Files","lkuCodeTypeId":182,"lkuCodeType":{"codeType":"OBJECT_TYPE","description":"Object Type"}},"fileSizeString":"159.0 KB"},"transitionId":64330,"fileId":304820}],"infoText":"Closed out","infoTextExtra":"","dateText":"December 2014"}],"primaryImage":{"file":{"fileExtension":"png","fileId":292509,"fileSizeString":"0 Byte"},"id":289026,"description":"Camber Configuration Control for Performance Optimization (C3PO) Project Image","projectId":17834,"publishedDateString":""},"responsibleMd":{"acronym":"STMD","canUserEdit":false,"city":"","external":false,"linkCount":0,"organizationId":4875,"organizationName":"Space Technology Mission Directorate","organizationType":"NASA_Mission_Directorate","naorganization":false,"organizationTypePretty":"NASA Mission Directorate"},"program":{"acronym":"SBIR/STTR","active":true,"description":"
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