SOME RECENT ADVANCES IN NONLINEAR AEROELASTICITY: FLUID-STRUCTURE INTERACTION IN THE 21 CENTURY ABSTRACT Aeroelasticity is the field that examines, models and seeks to understand the interaction of the force from an aerodynamic flow and the deformation of an elastic structure. The forces produce deformation, but the structural deformation in turn changes the aerodynamic forces. This feedback be...

This paper investigates the effects of nonlinear large deflection bending on the aerodynamic performance and aeroelasticity of a high aspect ratio flexible wing. A nonlinear large deflection theory is developed for aeroelasticity to account for large deflection bending. An analysis is conducted to compare the nonlinear bending theory with the linear bending theory. The results show that the non...

The identification of nonlinear aeroelastic systems based on the Volterra theory of nonlinear systems is presented. Recent applications of the theory to problems in experimental aeroelasticity are reviewed. These results include the identification of aerodynamic impulse responses, the application of higher-order spectra (HOS) to wind-tunnel flutter data, and the identification of nonlinear aero...

This paper investigates the inertial force effect on nonlinear aeroelasticity of flexible wing aircraft. The geometric are nonlinearity due to rotational and tension stiffening. The effect of large bending deflection will also be investigated. Aeroelastic analysis will be conducted for a truss-braced wing aircraft concept with nonlinear effect of large bending deflection and inertial force coup...

In addition to its intrinsic practical importance, nonlinear time delayed feedback control applied to lifting surfaces can result in interesting aeroelastic behaviors. In this paper, nonlinear aeroelastic response to external time-dependent loads and stability boundary for actively controlled lifting surfaces, in an incompressible flow field, are considered. The structural model and the unstead...

Abstract A nonlinear static aeroelastic methodology based on the coupled CFD/CSD approach has been developed to study geometrical behaviors of high-aspect-ratio or multi-material flexible aerial vehicles under aerodynamic loads. The Reynolds-averaged Navier–Stokes solver combined with three-dimensional finite-element is used perform fluid-structure coupling simulation. interpolation technique f...

The flutter phenomenon is the principal concern in the field of aeroelasticity. In this paper we address the fundamental questions of well-posedness and long-time behavior of the primary mathematical model for a fluttering plate in a panel configuration. Such a system is known as a nonlinear flow-plate interaction. The flow is described by a perturbed wave equation. The plate is modeled by Kirc...

Concise Perspective and Previous Surveys W HEN reviewing research in rotary-wing aeroelasticity (RWA), it is important to mention a few historical facts. The Wright brothers flew in 1903, and Sikorsky built and started flying the first operational helicopter, the R-4 or (VS-316), in 1942. The R-4 was a three-bladed helicopter with a rotor diameter of 11.6 m and was powered by a 185-hp engine. T...