This dissertation consists of three main parts. The first part is to discuss aileron reversal problem for a typical section with linear aerodynamic and structural analysis. The result gives some insight and ideas for this aeroelastic problem. Although the aileron in its post-reversal state will work the opposite of its design, this type of phenomenon as a design root should not be ruled out on these grounds alone, as current active flight-control systems can compensate for this. Moreover, one can get considerably more (negative) lift for positive flap angle in this unusual regime than positive lift for positive flap angle in the more conventional setting. This may have important implications for development of highly maneuverable aircraft. The second part is to involve the nonlinear aerodynamic and structural analyses into the aileron reversal problem. Two models, a uniform cantilevered lifting surface and a rolling aircraft with rectangular wings, are investigated here. Both models have trailing-edge control surfaces attached to the main wings. A configuration that reverses at a relatively low dynamic pressure and flies with the enhanced controls at a higher level of effectiveness is demonstrated. To evaluate how reliable for the data from XFOIL, the data for the wing-aileron system from advanced CFD codes and experiment are used to compare with that from XFOIL. To enhance rolling maneuverability for an aircraft, the third part is to search for the optimal configuration during the post-reversal regime from a design point of view. Aspect ratio, hinge location, airfoil dimension, inner structure of wing section, composite skin, aeroelastic tailoring, and airfoil selection are investigated for cantilevered wing and rolling aircraft models, respectively. Based on these parametric structural designs as well as the aerodynamic characteristics of different airfoils, recommendations are given to expand AAW flight program.

Submitted by Lucienne Costa (lucienneferreira@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-04-30T18:14:28Z No. of bitstreams: 1 ORLANDO TOMAZ DA SILVA NETO – DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGEM) 2016.pdf: 7124483 bytes, checksum: b1fb3855e470f87f0e7d5c3081fcf9f1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-04-30T18:14:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ORLANDO TOMAZ DA SILVA NETO – DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGEM) 2016.pdf: 7124483 bytes, checksum: b1fb3855e470f87f0e7d5c3081fcf9f1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-16 / A busca por aumento no desempenho das aeronaves tem direcionado, entre outras coisas, ao aumento da razão de aspecto da asa e ao uso de materiais avançados; essas soluções tem levado ao aumento de flexibilidade, resultando em problemas aeroelásticos ‒ aeroelasticidade é a ciência que estuda os fenômenos provenientes das interações entre forças aerodinâmicas, elásticas e inerciais ‒. Nessa área, destaca-se o flutter, fenômenos aeroelásticos de estabilidade dinâmica. Dentro deste contexto, este trabalho tem por objetivo analisar o comportamento em flutter de uma asa flexível com alta razão de aspecto com atuadores passivos de Ligas com Memória de Forma (LMF) submetida a um escoamento subsônico. Para isso fez-se o projeto, construção e testes de um modelo aeroelástico para ser ensaiado em túnel de vento, o desenvolvimento desse protótipo contou com uma abordagem numérico-experimental; finalizados os testes do modelo, fez-se a seleção e caracterização termomecânica do atuador; por fim, realizou-se os teste no túnel de vento. Os resultados obtidos mostraram que para determinadas disposições dos atuadores na asa o comportamento aeroelástico sofreu um ganho de desempenho bastante significativo como, aumento na velocidade crítica de ocorrência de flutter de aproximadamente 28%, entretanto, para outro arranjo observou-se uma diminuição de 15% na velocidade crítica. Com a análise dos resultados foi possível concluir que deve ser realizado um estudo minucioso do comportamento dinâmico do sistema sob efeito dos atuadores; além disso do efeito de cada arranjo deles na estrutura, para que assim o efeito desejado seja alcançado. / The search for increase in the performance of the aircraft has directed, among other things, to the increase of the aspect ratio of the wing and to the use of advanced materials; These solutions led to an increase of flexibility, resulting in aeroelastic problems - aeroelasticity is the science that studies the phenomena arising from the interactions between aerodynamic, elastic and inertial forces. In this area, we highlight the flutter, dynamic stability aeroelastic phenomenon. In this context, this work aims to analyze the behavior of a flexible wing with high aspect ratio with passive actuators of Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) in flutter, submitted to a subsonic flow. For this, the design, construction and testing of an aeroelastic model was carried out to be tested in a wind tunnel, the development of this prototype counted on a numerical-experimental approach; After finished model tests, the thermomechanical selection and characterization of the actuator was done; Finally, the tests were carried out in the wind tunnel. The results showed that, for certain arrangements of the actuators in the wing, the aeroelastic behavior underwent a very significant performance gain as, an increase of approximately 28% in the critical rate of flutter occurrence. With the results analysis, it was possible to conclude that a detailed study of the dynamic behavior of the actuators and of the effect of each arrangement of them on the structure must be carried out so that the desired effect may be achieved.

The goal of this thesis is to create a methodology for measuring vibration on the aircraft construction with using optical system and perform basic frequency analysis. Work shortly discusses the theoretical foundations of aeroelastic phenomenon and methods of solving its own deflection shapes and frequencies. In the practical part is measurement methodology designed for simple vibration of clamped rods and then is applied to a frequency analysis of the wing.

The limitations lying behind the applications of EN-1991-1-4, Eurocode1, actions on structures-general actions-wind load-part 1-4, lead the structural designers to a great confusion. This may be due to the fact that EC1 only provides the guidance for bridges whose fundamental modes of vibration have a constant sign (e.g. simply supported structures) or a simple linear sign (e.g. cantilever structures) and these modes are the governing modes of vibration of the structure. EC1 analyzes only the along-wind response of the structure and does not deal with the cross wind response. The simplified methods that are recommended in this code can be used to analyze structures with simple geometrical configurations. In this report, the analytical methods which are used to describe the fluctuating wind behavior and predict the relative static and dynamic response of the structure are studied and presented. The criteria used to judge the acceptability of the wind load and the corresponding structural responses along with the serviceability considerations are also presented. Then based on the given methods the wind forces acting on a continuous bridge whose main span is larger than the 50 meters (i.e. > 50 meter requires dynamic assessment) is studied and compared with the results which could be obtained from the simplified methods recommended in the EC1.

Modern turbomachinery design is characterized by a tendency towards thinner, lighter and highly loaded blades, which in turn gives rise to increased sensitivity to flow induced vibration such as flutter. Flutter is a self-excited and self-sustained instability phenomenon that may lead to structural failure due to High Cycle Fatigue (HCF) or material overload. In order to be able to predict potential flutter situations, it is necessary to accurately assess the unsteady aerodynamics during flutter and to understand the physics behind its driving mechanisms. Current numerical tools used for predicting unsteady aerodynamics of vibrating turbomachinery components are capable of modeling the flow field at high level of detail, but may fail in predicting the correct unsteady aerodynamics under certain conditions. Continuous validation of numerical models against experimental data therefore plays significant role in improving the prediction accuracy and reliability of the models.   In flutter investigations, it is common to consider aerodynamically symmetric (tuned) setups. Due to manufacturing tolerances, assembly inaccuracies as well as in-service wear, the aerodynamic properties in a blade row may become asymmetric. Such asymmetries can be observed both in terms of steady as well as unsteady aerodynamic properties, and it is of great interest to understand the effects this may have on the aeroelastic stability of the system.   Under certain conditions vibratory modes of realistic blade profiles tend to be coupled i.e. the contents of a given mode of vibration include displacements perpendicular and parallel to the chord as well as torsion of the profile. Current design trends for compressor blades that are resulting in low aspect ratio blades potentially reduce the frequency spacing between certain modes (i.e. 2F &amp; 1T). Combined modes are also likely to occur in case of the vibration of a bladed disk with a comparatively soft disk and rigid blades or due to tying blades together in sectors (e.g. in turbines).   The present investigation focuses on two areas that are of importance for improving the understanding of aeroelastic behavior of oscillating blade rows. Firstly, aeroelastic properties of combined mode shapes in an oscillating Low Pressure Turbine (LPT) cascade were studied and validity of the mode superposition principle was assessed. Secondly, the effects of aerodynamic mistuning on the aeroelastic properties of the cascade were addressed. The aerodynamic mistuning considered here is caused by blade-to-blade stagger angle variations   The work has been carried out as compound experimental and numerical investigation, where numerical results are validated against test data. On the experimental side a test facility comprising an annular sector of seven free-standing LPT blades is used. The aeroelastic response phenomena were studied in the influence coefficient domain where one of the blades is made to oscillate in three-dimensional pure or combined modes, while the unsteady blade surface pressure is acquired on the oscillating blade itself and on the non-oscillating neighbor blades. On the numerical side, a series of numerical simulations were carried out using a commercial CFD code on a full-scale time-marching 3D viscous model. In accordance with the experimental part the simulations are performed using the influence coefficient approach, with only one blade oscillating.   The results of combined modes studies suggest the validity of combining the aeroelastic properties of two modes over the investigated range of operating parameters. Quality parameters, indicating differences in mean absolute and imaginary values of the unsteady response between combined mode data and superposed data, feature values that are well below measurement accuracy of the setup.   The findings of aerodynamic mistuning investigations indicate that the effect of de-staggering a single blade on steady aerodynamics in the cascade seem to be predominantly an effect of the change in passage throat. The changes in steady aerodynamics are thereby observed on the unsteady aerodynamics where distinctive effects on flow velocity lead to changes in the local unsteady pressure coefficients. In order to assess the overall aeroelastic stability of a randomly mistuned blade row, a Reduced Order Model (ROM) model is introduced, allowing for probabilistic analyses. From the analyses, an effect of destabilization due to aero-asymmetries was observed. However the observed effect was of moderate magnitude. / <p>QC 20130610</p> / Turbokraft

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This dissertation presents shape and structural optimization studies on flapping wings for micro air vehicles. The design space of the optimization includes the wing planform and the structural properties that are relevant to the wing model being analyzed. The planform design is parameterized using a novel technique called modified Zimmerman, which extends the concept of Zimmerman planforms to include four ellipses rather than two. Three wing types are considered: rigid, plate-like deformable, and membrane. The rigid wing requires no structural design variables. The structural design variables for the plate-like wing are the thickness distribution polynomial coefficients. The structural variables for the membrane wing control the in-plane distributed forces which modulate the structural deformation of the wing. The rigid wing optimization is performed using the modified Zimmerman method to describe the wing. A quasi-steady aerodynamics model is used to calculate the thrust and input power required during the flapping cycle. An assumed inflow model is derived based on lifting-line theory and is used to better approximate the effects of the induced drag on the wing. A multi-objective optimization approach is used since more than one aspect is considered in flapping wing design. The the epsilon-constraint approach is used to calculate the Pareto optimal solutions that maximize the cycle-average thrust while minimizing the peak input power and the wing mass. An aeroelastic model is derived to calculate the aerodynamic performance and the structural response of the deformable wings. A linearized unsteady vortex lattice method is tightly coupled to a linear finite element model. The model is cost effective and the steady-state solution is solved by inverting a matrix. The aeroelastic model is used to maximize the thrust produced over one flapping cycle while minimizing the input power. / Ph. D.

Uma base elástica para ensaios seccionais de pontes foi projetada a partir de mancais aerostáticos. Um sistema de dois graus de liberdade foi construído, de forma a possibilitar estudos de flutter, de galloping e de vibrações induzidas por vórtices em túneis de vento. A base mostrou-se bastante versátil, permitindo diversas configurações além da inicialmente prevista, o que possibilita a realização de estudos envolvendo diferentes fenômenos aeroelásticos nos mais variados modelos. Foram realizados ensaios para a caracterização de galloping em um prisma de seção quadrada e de flutter em um fólio NACA 0020. Os resultados de galloping obtidos, considerando o escoamento incidente perpendicular a uma das faces do prisma, foram condizentes com os encontrados na literatura. Por outro lado, as derivadas de flutter obtidas nos ensaios com o fólio não foram aquelas esperadas. Ensaios complementares deverão ser realizados no futuro com o objetivo de determinar as fontes das discrepâncias observadas. / A new elastic suspension system using air bearings for heaving and pitching motions was designed to test section models of suspended bridges in wind tunnels. The two-degrees-of-freedom system and its versatility makes possible the study of many aeroelastic phenomena, such as galloping, vortex-induced vibrations, buffeting and flutter. Moreover, as a modular system is proposed, degrees of freedom can be easily removed or added as desired. Therefore, it can be used to study not only bridge aeroelasticity, but also fluid-structure interaction of other geometries. In order to verify the suspension system, galloping tests, using a square cylinder, and flutter tests, using a foil NACA 0020, were done at IPT\'s wind tunnel facility. The galloping response obtained for the square cylinder was consistent with the literature. On the other hand, the flutter derivatives obtained for the foil differ from those expected. Therefore, other investigations must be done in the future in order to identify the sources of the discrepancies observed.

Analisar fenômenos aeroelásticos não-lineares através de dados experimentais é uma poderosa ferramenta para a identificação e controle de comportamentos aeroelásticos adversos. A modelagem matemática de sistemas aeroelásticos não-lineares não é trivial, fato que muitas vezes leva a admissão de simplificações, afastando o modelo da realidade. Desta forma, a análise de sistemas dinâmicos sem a necessidade de um modelo, feita através da análise de séries temporais obtidas de experimentos, pode fornecer melhores resultados. Alguns métodos de análise de séries temporais, como o método da defasagem, para reconstrução do espaço de estados, são sensíveis ao ruído, inevitavelmente presente em qualquer série temporal experimental. Este trabalho apresenta a técnica da decomposição em valores singulares (SVD), que reconstrói o espaço de estados eliminando o ruído presente na série temporal em um único processo. O método SVD é aplicado em séries temporais aeroelásticas, obtidas experimentalmente de um modelo de asa ensaiado em túnel de vento. Com os espaços de estados reconstruídos, é feita uma análise qualitativa do sistema aeroelástico, a evolução dos atratores obtidos com a variação de alguns parâmetros é apresentada. Comparações com o método da defasagem são realizadas com a aplicação dos métodos a uma série temporal aeroelástica do experimento. Os resultados mostram que a técnica (SVD) é mais confiável que o método da defasagem, os atratores obtidos revelam a ocorrência de bifurcações e comportamentos complexos, possivelmente caóticos. / Nonlinear aeroelastic phenomena analysis by using experimental data is a powerful tool for identification and control of adverse aeroelastic behaviors. Mathematical models for nonlinear aeroelastic systems are not trivial, by this, simplifications are assumed, thereby deviating from reality. Then, the analysis of dynamic systems without the need of a mathematical model, done by the analysis of experimental time series, may provide better results. However, methods of time series analysis, like the method of delays, for state space reconstruction are sensitive to noise, unavoidably present in experimental data. This work presents the application of singular value decomposition (SVD) that reconstructs the state space, eliminating noise present in the time series. The SVD method is applied in experimental aeroelastic time series, obtained from a wind tunnel wing model. With the reconstructed state spaces, qualitative analyses are done and the evolutions of the obtained attractors with parametric variation are presented. Comparisons with the method of delays are realized by applying MOD and SVD in a same experimental aeroelastic time series. The results show that the SVD method is more reliable than MOD and the obtained attractors reveal the occurrence of bifurcations and complex behavior, possibly chaotic.

Morphing air vehicles enable more efficient and capable multi-role aircraft by adapting their shape to reach an ideal configuration in an ever-changing environment. Morphing capability is envisioned to have a profound impact on the future of the aerospace industry, and a reconfigurable wing is a significant element of a morphing aircraft. This thesis develops two tools for analyzing wing configurations with multiple geometric degrees-of-freedom: the structural tool and the aerodynamic and structural interaction tool. Linear Space Frame Finite Element Analysis with Euler-Bernoulli beam theory is used to develop the structural analysis morphing tool for modeling a given wing structure with variable geometric parameters including wing span, aspect ratio, sweep angle, dihedral angle, chord length, thickness, incidence angle, and twist angle. The structural tool is validated with linear Euler-Bernoulli beam models using a commercial finite element software program, and the tool is shown to match within 1% compared to all test cases. The verification of the structural tool uses linear and nonlinear Timoshenko beam models, 3D brick element wing models at various sweep angles, and a complex wing structural model of an existing aircraft. The beam model verification demonstrated the tool matches the Timoshenko models within 3%, but the comparisons to complex wing models show the limitations of modeling a wing structure using beam elements. The aerodynamic and structural interaction tool is developed to integrate a constant strength source doublet panel method aerodynamic tool, developed externally to this work, with the structural tool. The load results provided by the aerodynamic tool are used as inputs to the structural tool, giving a quasi-static aeroelastically deflected wing shape. An iterative version of the interaction tool uses the deflected wing shape results from the structural tool as new inputs for the aerodynamic tool in order to investigate the geometric convergence of an aeroelastically deflected wing shape. The findings presented in this thesis show that geometric convergence of the deflected wing shape is not attained using the chosen iterative method, but other potential methods are proposed for future work. The tools presented in the thesis are capable of modeling a wide range of wing configurations, and they may ultimately be utilized by Machine Learning algorithms to learn the ideal wing configuration for given flight conditions and develop control laws for a flyable morphing air vehicle.