Electronics Optics & Control, Volume. 31, Issue 1, 1(2024)

Key Technologies and Research Progress of Morphing Aircraft Structure

ZHANG Jiaying1,2, HUANG Ke2, WU Guanzhen2, WANG Chen3, and NIE Rui4
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