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Abstract
In this paper, we present a data-driven method to model the unsteady non-linear response of aircraft control surfaces. This method relies on aerodynamic reduced-order models (ROM) derived from computational fluid dynamics with Reynolds averaged Navier-Stokes (CFD-RANS) analysis in the transonic domain. The ROM consists of a combination of look-up tables and transfer functions, with which we can capture the incremental unsteady loads from aileron and spoiler large deflections. The ROM can replicate transient CFD results with a 5% margin of error in most scenarios using a realistic 3D wing model. We also investigate a hybrid approach to calculate aeroelastic wing deformations. To do so, we simulate the control loads with our the aforementioned ROM, while we rely on a fast but robust low-fidelity method to model the wing aeroelastic response. We compared this method against high-fidelity analysis and estimated an average error of 5% to 10% in most of the cases with a three orders of magnitude decrease in simulation time. The rapidity of such load estimation technique makes it suitable for wing sizing and flight control optimisation problems.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 23-44 |
Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Journal of Aeroelasticity and Structural Dynamics |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- Aeroelasticity
- transonic aerodynamic
- control surfaces
- CFD
- Reduced order modeling
- nastran
- Unsteady aerodynamics
- aileron
- spoiler
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MANTA: Movables for Next generaTion Aircraft
De Breuker, R., Vos, R., Lancelot, P. M. G. J. & Roelofs, M. N.
1/12/16 → 30/11/23
Project: Research