Constrained Control for Load Alleviation in Very Flexible Aircraft
, 2022 Air travel has had an increasing contribution to global CO2 and non-CO2 emissions, and climate change. Compelled by the need for a greener aviation industry, aircraft designs are evolving toward higher aspect ratio wings to improve aerodynamic ...
De Freitas Virgilio Pereira, Mateus
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Design and Optimization of an Aeroservoelastic Wind Tunnel Model
Fluids, 2020 Through the combination of passive and active load alleviation techniques, this paper presents the design, optimization, manufacturing, and update of a flexible composite wind tunnel model.
Johannes K. S. Dillinger +4 more
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The Effect of a Flexible Blade for Load Alleviation in Wind Turbines
Energies, 2021 This article presents the analysis of the performance of a flexible wind turbine blade. The simulation analysis is based on a 3 m span blade prototype. The blade has a flexible surface and a cam mechanism that modifies the aerodynamic profile and adapts ...
Azael Duran Castillo +7 more
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Gust and Maneuver Load Alleviation in Conceptual Overall Aircraft Design
, 2023 Aerodynamic load alleviation is a promising technology to increase aircraft efficiency and to reduce fuel burn within aircraft design. To fully benefit from the potential, this technology should be considered already during the early design stage when ...
Krengel, Markus Dino, Hepperle, Martin
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Designing and Maturating Doppler Lidar Sensors for Gust Load Alleviation: Progress Made Since AWIATOR [PDF]
, 2020 This paper gives an overview of the work performed by DLR on lidar-based gust load alleviation during the CleanSky and CleanSky 2 programmes. This work is put in relation with the work that was performed in the AWIATOR project, which is still the most ...
Deiler, Christoph +4 more
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Active hinged wingtip for gust load alleviation and manoeuvres
, 2023 The development of lighter and more efficient transport aircraft has led to an increasedfocus on gust load alleviation. A recent consideration in aircraft design is using hinged wingtip devices to increase the aspect ratio, improving aircraft performance.
Hamed Haddad Khodaparast +4 more
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A multi-channel H-infinity preview control approach to load alleviation design for flexible aircraft [PDF]
, 2021 Gust load alleviation functions are mainly designed for two objectives: first, alleviating the structural loads resulting from turbulence or gust encounter, and hence reducing the structural fatigue and/or weight; and second, enhancing the ride qualities,
Khalil, Ahmed Khalil Ali +1 more
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Basic Maneuver Load Alleviation in Conceptual Aircraft Design [PDF]
, 2022 Evaluating load alleviation technologies in conceptual aircraft design requires a cross-disciplinary simulation approach. In particular the design framework has to include a coupled, physics-based consideration of the disciplines aerodynamics, structures
Krengel, Markus
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A Comparative Analysis of Active Control vs. Folding Wing Tip Technologies for Gust Load Alleviation
Applied SciencesAs 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.
Francesco Toffol
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On the Aeroelasticity of a Cantilever Wing Equipped with the Spanwise Morphing Trailing Edge Concept
Aerospace, 2023 This paper studies the aeroelastic behavior of a rectangular, cantilever wing equipped with the spanwise morphing trailing edge (SMTE) concept. The SMTE consists of multiple trailing edge flaps that allow controlling the spanwise camber distribution of a
Jafar S. Pilakkadan +3 more
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