04.2 - Aerostructures Design, Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity
A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR THE COUPLED NONLINEAR AEROELASTIC AND FLIGHT DYNAMIC ANALYSES OF HIGHLY FLEXIBLE AIRCRAFT
C. Zhang¹, X.F. Li¹, J.W. Chen¹, Z. Zhou², L. Qiao²; ¹Xi'an Modern Control Technology Research Institute, China ;²Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
A new and comprehensive analysis framework to model and analyze the coupled nonlinear aeroelasticity and flight dynamics of highly flexible aircraft of highly flexible aircraft is presented, aimed at the quick linear and nonlinear trim, aerodynamic and stability analysis, as well as linear and nonlinear time-domain simulations and control evaluations.