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The paper presents a design concept for a control fin usually used in airborne vehicles such as UAV’s, Micro UAV’s and missiles. The research presents the design of a smart fin with integral piezoelectric actuators embedded in the airfoil skin. Electric field applied to the actuators would twist the airfoil leading to a change of the angle of attack. The study presents, analyze and demonstrates various...