Close-loop stabilization of a flexible wing aircraft

Jorge Sofrony; Claudia Moreno; Peter J Seiler Jr; Gary Balas

doi:10.1109/LARC.2011.6086848

Close-loop stabilization of a flexible wing aircraft

Jorge Sofrony, Claudia Moreno, Peter J Seiler Jr, Gary Balas

Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics

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The design of the airframe of an aircraft is constrained due to aeroelastic effects (generally related to the wings) that induce flexible modes on the structure, and may lead to structural instability. This paper addresses the problem of active mode stabilization in an aircraft with flexible wings. The main objective of closed-loop control is to enlarge the allowable flight envelope by stabilizing flexible modes that become unstable after a certain airspeed is exceeded. The nominal full-order (FO) model has a very large state dimension and hence the controller is designed using a reduced order (RO) model. This paper offers an analysis of the trade-offs present when designing controllers for systems under the premise of large order model reductions. Simulation results are provided using a reliable high order linear model.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2011 IEEE 9th Latin American Robotics Symposium and IEEE Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, LARC 2011 - Conference Proceedings
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/LARC.2011.6086848
State	Published - Dec 20 2011
Event	2011 IEEE 9th Latin American Robotics Symposium and IEEE Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, LARC 2011 - Bogota, D.C., Colombia Duration: Oct 1 2011 → Oct 4 2011

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Other	2011 IEEE 9th Latin American Robotics Symposium and IEEE Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, LARC 2011
Country/Territory	Colombia
City	Bogota, D.C.
Period	10/1/11 → 10/4/11

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Active vibration control
flexible structures
robust control

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Sofrony, J, Moreno, C, Seiler Jr, PJ & Balas, G 2011, Close-loop stabilization of a flexible wing aircraft. in 2011 IEEE 9th Latin American Robotics Symposium and IEEE Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, LARC 2011 - Conference Proceedings., 6086848, 2011 IEEE 9th Latin American Robotics Symposium and IEEE Colombian Conference on Automatic Control, LARC 2011, Bogota, D.C., Colombia, 10/1/11. https://doi.org/10.1109/LARC.2011.6086848

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