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A Review of Flow Control for Gust Load Alleviation

Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 2022
Effective control of aerodynamic loads, such as maneuvering load and gust load, allows for reduced structural weight and therefore greater aerodynamic efficiency.
Ning Qin
exaly   +5 more sources

A comprehensive robust adaptive controller for gust load alleviation. [PDF]

ScientificWorldJournal, 2014
The objective of this paper is the implementation and validation of an adaptive controller for aircraft gust load alleviation. The contribution of this paper is the design of a robust controller that guarantees the reduction of the gust loads, even when ...
Capello E, Guglieri G, Quagliotti F.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Gust Load Alleviation Control Strategies for Large Civil Aircraft through Wing Camber Technology

Actuators
This paper introduces three new gust load alleviation control strategies, which are based on variable camber technology, to achieve the design requirements for the safety, economy, and comfort of modern civil aircraft.
Ban Wang
exaly   +4 more sources

Adaptive Feed-Forward Control for Gust Load Alleviation on a Flying-Wing Model Using Multiple Control Surfaces

Aerospace, 2023
Based on measured gust information, a multi-input multi-output (MIMO) adaptive feed-forward control scheme for gust load alleviation (GLA) on a semi-span flying-wing aircraft using multiple control surfaces is proposed.
Yonghui Zhao, Zhao Yonghui
exaly   +4 more sources

Fuzzy logic based nonlinear blending hybrid control of a kestrel-inspired ornithopter operating in sinusoidal and dryden gusts. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Persistent gust disturbances and unsteady atmospheric dynamics remain a critical barrier to the stable and efficient flight of ornithopters. However, in nature, millions of avian species exhibit extraordinary inherent stability and aerodynamic ...
Abbasi SH, Saudagar AKJ, Nouman A, Hennache ML.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

A Comparative Analysis of Active Control vs. Folding Wing Tip Technologies for Gust Load Alleviation

Applied Sciences
As part of the Ultra High Aspect Ratio Wing Advanced Research and Designs (U-HARWARD) project, funded by CS2JU, various gust load alleviation (GLA) technologies have been developed and studied.
F. Toffol
semanticscholar   +3 more sources

Experimental and numerical investigation of an aircraft wing with hinged wingtip for gust load alleviation

Journal of Fluids and Structures, 2023
Davide Balatti, Hamed Haddad Khodaparast, Marinos Manolesos   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Gust Alleviation and Wind Tunnel Test by Using Combined Feedforward Control and Feedback Control

Aerospace, 2022
Gust alleviation is of great significance for improving aircraft ride quality and reducing gust load. Using aircraft response (feedback control) and gust disturbance information (feedforward control) to improve the gust alleviation effect is worthy of ...
Yitao Zhou, Zhigang Wu, Chao Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Wind Turbine Gust Load Alleviation with Active Flow Control

Energies, 2022
Large wind turbine rotors are becoming more common in utility-scale wind power, especially for offshore wind plants. However, the trend toward large rotors can be limited by their ability to manage dynamic and extreme loads.
Chang Liu, Abhineet Gupta, Mario A. Rotea   +2 more
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Analysis Regarding the Effects of Atmospheric Turbulence on Aircraft Dynamics [PDF]

INCAS Bulletin, 2016
This paper will analyze the Gust Load Alleviation (GLA) systems which can be used to reduce the effects of atmospheric turbulences generated by wind gusts on vertical acceleration of aircraft.
Gabriela STROE, Irina-Carmen ANDREI
doaj   +1 more source