24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-5.1.4

SIMULATION OF AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR DYNAMICS USING FLEXIBLE MULTIBODY DYNAMICS METHODS IN SIMPACK

P. D. Khapane
Institut für Aeroelasticity, DLR - German Aerospace Center, Germany

Keywords: aircraft landing gear, dynamics, flexible multi-body, gear walk, instabilities

In this paper, simulation of such an unstable and complex phenomenon during aircraft ground maneuvers is done to detect vibrations in aircraft landing gear. A commercial multibody simulation tool SIMPACK is used for this purpose. The article is based on work done in cooperation between DLR and Liebherr Aerospace.

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