The aerodynamic performance of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) can be improved by optimizing the surface flow characteristics over a wide range of angle of attack (AoA) through novel mechanisms. Recently, the bioinspired camber morphing concept has received greater attention because of the proven ability of nature species towards the retention of aerodynamic performance under different environmental conditions. In particular, birds like Eagles (Accipitriformes) increase their wing camber in the course of flight to achieve maximum climbing altitude with good manoeuvring capability. The biomimetic designs such as the corrugated bone structure of Eel fish (Anguilliformes) helps to achieve the wing camber morphing with optimal aerodynamic load distributions. The present work is focused on the bioinspired variable camber morphing (VCM) strategy to enhance the flow control behaviour and aerodynamic forces for a specific UAV wing configuration at various AoA. Here, NACA 4412 airfoil is used as a baseline wing configuration and the camber morphing mechanisms which are derived through Eel fish and Eagle are analysed. The model with Eagle wing morphing (EWM) mechanism is considered as a primary case of VCM and Eel fish’s corrugated structure is taken as a secondary case of VCM model. The coefficient of lift (CL), coefficient of drag (CD), coefficient of pressure (Cp) and endurance factor are estimated for both morphed and baseline wing configurations through high fidelity numerical simulations. Interestingly, it is observed that the EWM wing configuration has excellent surface flow control characteristics than the CSM wing configuration and the results are presented with a detailed discussion.
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