Nonlinear Flutter Studies on Control Surface Freeplay

Dongqiang Zhao, Zhichun Yang, Guoning Huang, Hai Chen, Xiang Ma

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Abstract

The frequent occurrence of control surface vibration has become one of the key problems affecting aircraft safety. The source of the freeplay of the control surface is studied, and a measurement device is developed. A nonlinear flutter analysis method under trimmed flight condition is proposed based on the discrete state-space method. Consequently, the effects of center-type freeplay and the freeplay with preload on flutter characteristics are analyzed, and the effects of preload on nonlinear flutter are verified by wind tunnel tests of a single wing model.

Translated title of the contribution操 纵 面 间 隙 非 线 性 颤 振 研 究
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)291-303
Number of pages13
JournalTransactions of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Volume39
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2022

Keywords

  • flutter
  • freeplay
  • nonlinearity
  • preload
  • wind tunnel test

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