Aircraft Innovation: A Look at Morphing Wing Technologies to Improve Fuel Efficiency

This paper explores the possibility of improving fuel efficiency through morphing wing structures on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Based on the quantitative data of battery level and velocity of the UAV in a set time interval with and without morphing structures, conclusions were made on the effectiveness of these structures, and future directions were discussed. The results showed that morphing structures are beneficial for fuel efficiency through the correlation made with battery level and they also improve aircraft performance as seen by the improvement in the velocity of the UAV.