Integrated flight dynamics and aeroelasticity of flexible aircraft with application to swept flying wings
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Author(s)
Simpson, RJS
Palacios, R
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
© 2015, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. All Rights Reserved.The dynamics of flexible, swept flying wing (SFW) aircraft are described by a set of nonlinear, multi-disciplinary equations of motion. Aircraft structures are modeled using a geometrically-exact composite beam model which can, in general, capture large dynamic deformations and the interaction between rigid-body and elastic degrees-of-freedom. In addition, an implementation of the unsteady vortex-lattice method capable of handling arbitrary kinematics is used to capture the unsteady, three-dimensional flow-field around the aircraft as it deforms. Linearization of this coupled nonlinear description, which can in general be around a nonlinear equilibrium, is performed to yield linear time-invariant state-space models. Verification of aeroelastic stability analyses using these models is carried out. Subsequently, a set of SFW models are developed and the dynamic stability characteristics of these aircraft are investigated for a range of flight velocities and vehicle parameters.
Date Issued
2015-01-01
ISBN
9781624103421
Publisher
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Conference
56th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference
Journal / Book Title
AIAA SciTech
Copyright Statement
© 2015 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. All rights reserved.
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2015-01-05
Finish Date
2015-01-09
Coverage Spatial
Florida, US