This thesis investigates a novel method for aerodynamic flow control at the wing–body junction through the use of a morphing leading-edge fairing actuated by pneumatic artificial muscles (PAMs). The compliant fairing, cast from Ecoflex® 00–31 silicone and embedded with a McKibben-type PAM actuator, was designed to dynamically reshape the junction surface and influence local flow behavior. Experiments were conducted in a low-speed opencircuit wind tunnel with a NACA 0015 airfoil model, an...
