%0 Journal Article
%T High-Velocity Impact Studies on Scaled Leading Edges of Horizontal Tail with Smart Composite Layers
%A Basavanna Rangaiah
%A Dhayanidhi Jeevarathinam
%A Raja Samikkannu
%A Karisiddappa &nbsp
%J Advances in Aerospace Science and Technology
%P 32-51
%D 2022
%I 
%R 10.4236/aast.2022.71003
%X Bird strike studies on typical aluminium leading
edges of <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Horizontal Tail (HT) with
and without Glass Fibre Shape Memory Polymer</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">(GF-SMP) layers are carried out. A one</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">fifth scaled model of HT is designed and fabricated.
The parameters like bird dimension and energy requirements are accordingly </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">scaled to conduct the bird strike tests. Two
leading</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">edge components have</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> been prepared, namely one with AL 2024-T3 aluminium
alloy and the other specimen of </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">same dimension and material, additionally having
GF-SMP composite layers inside the metallic leading edge, in order to enhance
its impact resistance. Bird strike experiments are performed on both the
specimens, impacting at the centre of the leading edge in the nose tip region
with an im</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">pact velocity of 115 m/s. The test
component is instrumented with linear</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> post-yield strain gauges on the
top side and the PZT sensors </span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">on</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> the
%K Glass Fibre Shape Memory Polymer (GF-SMP)
%K Scaled Model
%K High-Velocity Impact
%K Leading Edge (LE)
%K Piezoelectric Sensor (PZT)
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=115904