Passive Gust Alleviation for a Flying Wing Aircraft

Abstract

This final report presents the work and results of a research project Passive Gust Alleviation for a Flying Wing Aircraft funded by EOARD/US AFRL (Contract FA8655-11-1-8073) from 26 Aug. 2011 to 24 Nov. 2012. In the project, an investigation was made into the technology potential of a passive gust alleviation device (PGAD) and its application to a Sensorcraft of high aspect ratio in flying wing configuration. It is aimed at minimizing the gust response of the aircraft by using the PGAD integrated at the wing tip. The project has been carried out in four stages: the loading analysis including aerodynamic calculation and mass estimation, structural design and modeling, gust response analysis and optimal design of the PGAD for minimum gust response.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 10, 2013
Accession Number
ADA581689

Entities

People

  • Otto Sensburg
  • Shijun Guo

Organizations

  • Cranfield University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircrafts
  • Airfoils
  • Airframes
  • All Wing Aircraft
  • Carbon Fibers
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Composite Materials
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Mechanics
  • Spars
  • Three Dimensional
  • Wing Tips

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.