Abstract
This paper presents the trade-off between active loads alleviation through trailing edge flaps and passive loads alleviation through bending-twisting coupling. Both loads alleviation methods have conflicting requirements for optimal effectiveness. Therefore it is of interest to trade them off in an optimisation context. A dedicated aeroservoelastic model is developed that quickly can assess gust loads in the presence of flaps and bending-twisting coupling. This model is based on a linear Euler beam closely coupled to a Theodorsen unsteady aerodynamics model that is converted to time domain using the indicial functions method of Leishman. It is demonstrated in this paper that a combination of active and passive loads alleviation outperforms separate loads alleviation methods.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting |
Publisher | American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA) |
Number of pages | 10 |
Edition | 210059 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781624105241 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Event | AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2018 - Kissimmee, United States Duration: 8 Jan 2018 → 12 Jan 2018 |
Conference
Conference | AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting, 2018 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Kissimmee |
Period | 8/01/18 → 12/01/18 |