Aeroservoelasity of B-2 Bomber英文版本.pdf

JOURNAL OF AIRCRAFT – Vol. 37, No. 5, September October 2000 Aeroservoelastic Analysis of the B-2 Bomber Robert T. Britt,¤ Steven B. Jacobson,† and Thomas D. Arthurs‡ Northrop Grumman Corporation, Pico Rivera, California 90660 In the early stages of the development of the B-2 bomber, the technical challenges posed by the aeroelastic characteristics of the all-wing aircraft were recognized. The con guration’s near-neutral pitch stability and light wing loading made the aircraft highly responsive to atmospheric turbulence. This dictated the requirement for an active digital ight control system to provide both stability augmentation and gust load alleviation. The gust load alleviation ight control system was designed by a multidisciplinary team using a combination of optimal and classical control design techniques. The analytical models included linearized approximations of the digital control law mechanization. Flight-test data analysis included the extraction of the vehicle open-loop response, which compared well with the analytical predictions. The multidisciplinary design approach resulted in the suc- cessful development of a control augmentation system that provides the B-2 with superb handling characteristics, 4 acceptable low-altitude ride quality, and substantial alleviation of gust loads on the airframe. 7 6 2 . 2 / 4 1 5 2 . 0 Nomenclature GLA desi