Active Gurney Flap

Project Information

AGF

Grant agreement ID: 298182

Closed project

Start date 1 May 2012

End date 30 April 2015

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives

Total cost € 299 577,00

EU contribution € 202 422,50

Coordinated by

Active Space Technologies, Actividades Aeroespaciais S.A.
Portugal

Objective

"A huge effort has been dedicated to improving the performance of aircraft propellers, as well as of aerodynamics surfaces, having in mind the maximization of the overall efficiency and reduction of the fuel consumption.
In that sense, blade morphing technologies have become a must for long term developments. In meanwhile, however, the effects of several smaller changes have been investigated with very good preliminary results, such as, Gurney flaps and other trailing edges.

In this project, Active Space Technologies (AST) proposes to develop a new concept of an Active Gurney Flap (AGF) in collaboration with the Green Rotorcraft Consortium (GRC1). The project scope is the complete design and manufacturing of the controller, actuator and Gurney flap mechanism, which will be assembled in a set of four scaled model helicopter blade and tested in a wind tunnel. The AGF system must be compliant with a set of challenging system requirements related with the actuation frequency (60Hz), the required maximum deployed extension (3% of the blade chord), the limited available room at the flap location (about 1.5 mm) and the Gurney flap movement perpendicular to the blade surface."

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aircraft › rotorcraft
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aeronautical engineering
• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › energy and fuels

Programme(s)

• FP7-JTI - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Joint Technology Initiatives

Topic(s)

• JTI-CS-2011-2-GRC-01-007 - Gurney flap actuator, mechanism and control electronics for a Model scale helicopter rotor blade (Develop and supply the actuation system for integration into the active model rotor blade)

Call for proposal

SP1-JTI-CS-2011-02
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Funding Scheme

JTI-CS - Joint Technology Initiatives - Clean Sky

Coordinator

Active Space Technologies, Actividades Aeroespaciais S.A.

Administrative Contact

Abel Mendes (Mr.)

• Address: Parque industrial de taveiro lote 12 ; 3045 508 Coimbra ; Portugal
• Region: Continente › Centro (PT) › Região de Coimbra
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• EU contribution: No data