STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION OF A PANEL FLUTTER PROBLEM,

Abstract

Recent reviews have described the present status of research on panel flutter. A new development concerns the structural optimization of panels in order to minimize the panel weight while satisfying certain flutter requirements. An approximate method for obtaining the optimal panel design is proposed in this paper and calculations are carried out for a panel with segmentwise constant mass distribution. The results, while only approximate, indicate that significant savings in weight may be possible with the use of nonuniform panels. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0709955

Entities

People

  • Raymond H. Plaut

Organizations

  • Brown University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Military Research
  • Optimization

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Structural Dynamics.