In this paper, a flutter-boundary prediction technique for an aeroelastic/aeroservoelastic structure is introduced. This approach uses time-series flight/wind-tunnel flutter test data to compute an accurate estimate of the flutter speed. The flutter-boundary prediction tool discussed in this paper can be categorized into three steps.

    Signal preprocessing techniques are introduced to estimate the frequency-response function if the external excitation signal is measurable or compute the autopower spectrum when only responses from sensors can be measured due to a strong turbulence perturbation during flight flutter test.

    A frequency-domain system-identification methodology combined with a stabilization diagram is implemented to extract the elastic modes of a flexible structure. Accuracy of modes estimated in the second step directly affects the robustness of flutter prediction.

    The flutter-prediction analysis can therefore be performed with the implementation of an appropriate flutter-prediction tool such as the Zimmerman–Weissenburger flutter margin and/or damping trends extrapolation methods.

    Application of the proposed flutter-boundary prediction method to the Aeroelastic Test Wing I and SuperSonic SemiSpan Transport model demonstrates that it is an efficient tool for flutter-boundary prediction of aeroelastic/aeroservoelastic structures.


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    Title :

    Flutter Prediction for Flight/Wind-Tunnel Flutter Test Under Atmospheric Turbulence Excitation


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Journal of Aircraft ; 50 , 6 ; 1696-1709


    Publication date :

    2013-11-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper , Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English