Gust Load Alleviation Using Reduced-Order Aeroelastic Models and Observer-Based Robust Control

No AccessEngineering NotesGust Load Alleviation Using Reduced-Order Aeroelastic Models and Observer-Based Robust ControlAlex dos Reis de Souza, Pierre Vuillemin, Charles Poussot-Vassal and David QueroAlex dos Reis de Souza https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6214-8236ONERA–The French Aerospace Lab, 31400 Toulouse, France*Research Engineer, Information Processing and Systems Department, 2 Avenue Edouard Belin; (Corresponding Author).Search for more papers by this author, Pierre VuilleminONERA–The French Aerospace Lab, 31400 Toulouse, France†Research Engineer, Information Processing and Systems Department, 2 Avenue Edouard Belin; .Search for more papers by this author, Charles Poussot-VassalONERA–The French Aerospace Lab, 31400 Toulouse, France‡Research Engineer, Information Processing and Systems Department, 2 Avenue Edouard Belin; .Search for more papers by this author and David QueroDLR, German Aerospace Center, 37073 Göttingen, Germany§Team Leader of Unsteady Aerodynamics, Institute of Aeroelasticity, Bunsenstraße 10; .Search for more papers by this authorPublished Online:15 Jan 2023https://doi.org/10.2514/1.G007153SectionsRead Now ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload citationTrack citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail About References [1] Moulin B. and Karpel M., “Gust Loads Alleviation Using Special Control Surfaces,” Journal of Aircraft, Vol. 44, No. 1, 2007, pp. 17–25. https://doi.org/10.2514/1.19876 LinkGoogle Scholar[2] Wu Z., Cao Y. and Ismail M., “Gust Loads on Aircraft,” Aeronautical Journal, Vol. 123, No. 1266, 2019, pp. 1216–1274. https://doi.org/10.1017/aer.2019.48 CrossrefGoogle Scholar[3] Dillsaver M., Cesnik C. and Kolmanovsky I., “Gust Load Alleviation Control for Very Flexible Aircraft,” AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference, AIAA Paper 2011-6368, 2011. https://doi.org/10.2514/6.2011-6368 LinkGoogle Scholar[4] Handojo V., Lancelot P. and Breuker R. 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TopicsAerodynamicsAeroelasticityAeronautical EngineeringAeronauticsAerospace SciencesComputational Fluid DynamicsControl SystemsControl TheoryFeedback ControlFluid DynamicsGuidance, Navigation, and Control SystemsNumerical Analysis KeywordsModel Predictive ControlAeroelastic ModelsFeedback ControlFlight Control SurfacesSingle Input Single OutputModel Order ReductionRobust ControlGust LoadAcknowledgmentsThis work has been funded within the frame of the Joint Technology Initiative Clean Sky 2, Airframe Integrated Technology Demonstrator platform Airframe Integrated Technology Demonstrator (contract no. CSJU-CS2-GAM-AIR-2014-15-01, Annex 1, Issue B04, 2 October 2015), being part of the Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Framework Program of the European Commission.PDF Received28 July 2022Accepted25 November 2022Published online15 January 2023