This paper designs an incremental nonlinear dynamic inversion control law for free-flying
flexible aircraft, which can regulate rigid-body motions, alleviate gust loads, reduce the wing …

Next-generation civil transport aircraft may take advantage of high-aspect-ratio wings for
lower induced drag. However, these high-aspect-ratio wings are very flexible and may …

This work presents studies on static aeroelastic shape optimization of aircraft wings subject
to large deformations. The physics are captured using a coupled 3D panel method and a …

The design optimization of composite structures generally takes the lightest structural weight
or the best performance index as the goal. With the advancement of the aerospace industry …

The need for improving fuel efficiency of civil transport aircraft is leading to design high-
aspect-ratio-wing configurations that have high aerodynamic performance. However, these …

Significant flexibility in aircraft wings may reduce aileron effectiveness and degrade roll
maneuverability. This paper investigates the impact of aileron flexibility on the dynamic …

Reducing the environmental impact of aviation is driving civil transport aircraft designs
toward longer, high-aspect-ratio wings with higher aerodynamic efficiency. However, high …

This paper presents a unified framework for aeroelastic tailoring of fully-flexible free-flying
composite aircraft. A continuous-time state-space model is used to describe the flow. The 3D …