Implications of time-delayed feedback control on limit cycle oscillation of a two-dimensional supersonic lifting surface,

In this paper, the problem of implications of time delay feedback control of a two-dimensional supersonic lifting surface on the flutter boundary and on its character, that is, benign or catastrophic, is addressed. In this context, the structural and aerodynamic nonlinearities are included in the aeroelastic governing equations. The model and the associated theory are developed for linear and nonlinear plunging and pitching full-state proportional and velocity feedback controls. Center manifold reduction and normal form theory are applied to investigate the stability in the post-flutter flight speed regimes. Numerical simulations are carried out to determine the implications of time delay in the considered controls, but are restricted to the cases of proportional feedback control and no structural damping. r 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.