Aerostructural Design and Analysis of a Wind Tunnel Model for Flutter Investigations

Abstract

[EN] Exhaustive effort has been made by many different organizations to shine light and obtain valuable information in the field of aeroelasticity as a whole and also specifically in the domains of flutter and Active Flutter Suppression (AFS). FAA, as the main regulatory entity in the industry has been progressively taking steps towards the certification of AFS systems, by funding different research programs linked to these matters. Under this umbrella, and in conjunction with the University of Washington, Seattle, DAERPOLIMI was asked to adapt an already available aeroelastic wind tunnel model to meet a set of pre-requisites, for posterior wind tunnel testing of a flutter suppression control law. This thesis will serve to illustrate the process behind the design of the aero-structural elements required for the updating of the aeroservoelastic model, and the subsequent analysis to confirm the adequate performance of these components to grant the extrapolability of the results obtained during experimentation.

[ES] Se ilustra el proceso de diseño y posterior análisis para optimización de los ensamblajes requeridos para el proyecto