34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

04.2 - Aerostructures Design, Structural Dynamics, Aeroelasticity

REVIEW ON NONLINEAR AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS WITH FREEPLAY

Y. Sun¹, Z. Han¹, H. Cao¹, W. Cheng¹, Z. Wu², C. Yang²; ¹Aviation Industry Development Research Center of China, China ;²School of Aeronautic Science and Engineering, Beihang University, China

This article summarizes the progress and challenges in the field of freeplay nonlinearity in aeroelastic analysis. The impact of structural freeplay on aircraft flight and ground tests are described. The main models and modeling methods of freeplay aeroelastic system are summarized. The theoretical and experimental research of nonlinear aeroelastic analysis with freeplay.


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