Harmonic decomposition models of flapping-wing flight for stability analysis and control design

U Saetti, J Rogers - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper demonstrates the extension of the harmonic decomposition methodology,
originally developed for rotorcraft applications, to the study of the nonlinear time-periodic …

Real-Time Simulation of a Shipborne Rotor via Linearized State-Space Free-Vortex Wake Models

U Saetti - Journal of Aircraft, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
IN AUGUST 2017, an MV-22B Osprey crashed into the ship deck of USS Green Bay off the
coast of Queensland, Australia, killing 3 and injuring 23. A similar occurrence in December …

Revisited harmonic balance trim solution method for periodically-forced aerospace vehicles

U Saetti, J Rogers - Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
In this paper, a numerical method is proposed for determining the periodic state and control
solutions of nonlinear time-periodic systems. Starting from an initial guess at the solution, the …

[PDF][PDF] Implementation and Linearization of a Rotor Simulation with a State-Space Free-Vortex Wake Model

U Saetti, JF Horn - Proceedings of the 78th Annual Forum of the …, 2022 - researchgate.net
This paper describes the implementation and linearization of a free-vortex wake model in
state-variable form as applied to a helicopter rotor. Following a detailed mathematical …

On the effects of rotor induced vibrational stability on helicopter flight dynamics

U Saetti, JF Horn, T Berger - CEAS Aeronautical Journal, 2024 - Springer
This article investigates vibrational stabilization effects in rotorcraft flight dynamics. This
study is motivated by recent results in flapping-wing flight, which showed that the time …

Application of Time-Variant Systems Theory to the Unsteady Aerodynamics of Rotary Wings

D Quero - AIAA Journal, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
This work employs the principles of time-variant systems theory to investigate the unsteady
aerodynamics of rotary-wing configurations under periodic equilibrium conditions. Their …

含冗余控制面飞行器配平优化设计与性能分析

范一鸣, 李响, 张后军 - 空气动力学学报, 2023 - kqdlxxb.xml-journal.net
含冗余控制面的飞行器配平问题是一个超静定问题, 从性能需求角度构建3
个单目标配平构型优化问题, 在高度为5 km, 马赫数为0.85 的定直平飞状态下 …

Linearization of a Rotor Simulation with a State-Space Free-Vortex Wake Model in a Shipboard Environment

U Saetti - AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-3646. vid This paper describes the
implementation and linearization of a free-vortex wake model in state-variable form and its …

[PDF][PDF] Linear time-invariant models of the dynamics of flapping-wing flight

U Saetti, JD Rogers - Proc. VFS Int. 77th Annu. Forum Technol …, 2021 - researchgate.net
This paper demonstrates the extension of the harmonic decomposition methodology,
originally developed for rotorcraft applications, to the study of the nonlinear time-periodic …

Harmonic Decomposition Models of Periodically-Forced Fluid Flows

U Saetti, N Sharan - AIAA AVIATION 2022 Forum, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-3841. vid This paper demonstrates
the extension of the harmonic decomposition methodology, originally developed for …