gust response of highly flexible aircraft：高弹性飞机的阵风响应.pdfVIP

Gust Response of Highly Flexible Aircraft Mayuresh J. Patil,∗ Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0203 and D. J. Taylor† AeroVironment Inc., Simi Valley, California 93063 The paper presents a methodology for calculating the flight dynamic characteristics and gust response of highly flexible aircraft. The aeroelastic model is based on a geometrically- exact, nonlinear beam model coupled with large angle aerodynamic model. The gust response is calculated based on various gust models. It is shown that the calculated gust response spectrum as well as the RMS values can be very different for different models. For a high-aspect-ratio flying wing example the spanwise non-uniform gust model predicts much higher response as compared to a uniform gust model. I. Introduction The analysis and design of very light, and thus highly flexible, aircraft configurations is of interest for the development of the next generation of high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The flexibility of such aircraft leads to large deformation, so that linear theories are not relevant for their analysis. For example, the trim shape of a large flexible aircraft is highly dependent on the flight mission (payload) as well as on the flight condition; the deformed shape is significantly different from the undeformed shape. Thus, the flight dynamic and gust response based on the actual trim shape can be quite different from that calculated based on linear