Dynamics of Flexible Aircraft: Coupled Flight Mechanics, Aeroelasticity, and Control

by Rafael Palacios, Carlos E. S. Cesnik

Overview

Explore the connections among aeroelasticity, flight dynamics, and control with an up-to-date multidisciplinary approach. New insights into the interaction between these fields, which is a distinctive feature of many modern aircraft designed for very high aerodynamic efficiency, are fully illustrated in this one-of-a-kind book. Presenting basic concepts in a systematic and rigorous, yet accessible way, this book builds up to state-of-the-art models through an intuitive step-by-step approach. Both linear and nonlinear attributes are covered and, by revisiting classical solutions using modern analysis methods, this book provides a unique perspective to bridge the gap between disciplines. Numerous original numerical examples, including online source codes, help to build intuition through hands-on activities. This book will empower the reader to design better and more environmentally friendly aircraft, and is an ideal resource for graduate students, researchers, and aerospace engineers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108420600
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	07/13/2023
Series:	Cambridge Aerospace Series , #52
Pages:	566
Product dimensions:	6.89(w) x 9.80(h) x 1.34(d)

About the Author

Rafael Palacios is Professor of Computational Aeroelasticity and Director of the Brahmal Vasudevan Institute for Sustainable Aviation at Imperial College, London. He is a fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society and an associate fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Carlos E. S. Cesnik is the Clarence L. (Kelly) Johnson Collegiate Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Michigan. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Royal Aeronautical Society, and the Vertical Flight Society.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. The non-stationary atmosphere; 3. Dynamics of elastically-supported rigid airfoils; 4. Dynamics of rigid aircraft in a non-stationary atmosphere; 5. Dynamics of flexible aircraft with quasi-steady deformations; 6. Dynamics of flexible aircraft with small-amplitude vibrations; 7. Time-domain unsteady aerodynamics for low-speed flight 8. Geometrically-nonlinear composite beams; 9. Dynamics of very flexible aircraft; 10. Feedback control; 11. Experimental testing; Appendices.