This dissertation introduces an approach to effectively model and analyze the coupled
nonlinear aeroelasticity and flight dynamics of highly flexible aircraft. A reduced-order …

Steady-state and time-domain methods are introduced for integrating commonly used
frequency-domain unsteady aerodynamic modeling based on a modal approach with full …

The postbuckling behavior of joined-wing configurations has not been fully addressed in the
past. This topic is extensively discussed in this work. Starting from a baseline configuration …

Due to the complexity and particularity of the joined wing layout, traditional design methods
for the global stiffness of a high-aspect wing are not applicable for a joined wing. Herein, a …

Structural geometrical nonlinearities strongly affect the response of joined wings: it has been
shown that buckling evaluations using linear methods are unreliable, and only a fully …

Theoretical modeling of the aeroelastic static instability with the possibility of tracing post-
critical branches (via arc length technique) in the framework of Joined Wings has never …

OVER the last few decades, several kinds of load alleviation systems have been studied and
installed on aircraft. These load alleviation systems are mainly aimed at gust-alleviation for …

Structural Ritz-Based Simple-Polynomial Nonlinear Equivalent Plate Approach: An Assessment
Page 1 Structural Ritz-Based Simple-Polynomial Nonlinear Equivalent Plate Approach: An …

A least-squares continuous sensitivity analysis method is developed for fluid-structure
interaction problems to support computationally efficient analysis and optimization of …

A least-squares continuous sensitivity analysis method is developed for fluid-structure
interaction problems to support computationally efficient analysis and optimization of …