柔性飞机非线性气动弹性与飞行动力学耦合静、动态特性

高空长航时(HALE)飞机结构细长、具有柔性,在常规飞行条件下可发生结构大变形、气动失速以及结构低频振动与刚体运动耦合,这些现象显著影响其静、动态特性.基于几何精确完全本征运动梁模型、ONERA动失速气动力模型和六自由度刚体运动模型,建立了考虑几何非线性、动失速和材料各向异性等因素的大展弦比柔性飞机非线性气动弹性与飞行...     

大展弦比飞机运动稳定性建模及分析

随着飞机设计技术的提高和新型材料的应用，现代飞机气动弹性效应越来越显著，刚体运动和弹性体振动互相解耦的关系不再明显，在分析弹性飞机相关问题时，应该综合地、统一地考虑飞行动力学与气动弹性力学问题。本文在一般体轴系下综合考虑了飞机刚体运动自由度和弹性振动自由度，建立弹性飞机刚弹耦合运动的方程，通过在配平状态下引入小扰动运动假设，以及利用有理函数拟合技术将偶极子格网法计算所得到的频域非定常气动力转化为时域形式，建立了大柔性飞机刚弹耦合小扰动状态空间方程，并对纵向运动稳定性进行分析计算。针对文中构型飞机，运用本文所采用的方法计算所得结果与传统的线性及刚体计算所得结果进行对比分析，非线性计算方法所得颤振速度更小，而且失稳模态亦发生变化，对于飞行力学模态而言，长周期模态稳定性变差，在计算速度范围内出现失稳的现象，由此说明机翼大变形对飞机稳定性所带来的影响。     

考虑刚体/弹性耦合的飞机动稳定性研究

以大展弦比无人机为例,研究刚体运动对飞机纵向气动伺服弹性(ASE)稳定性以及弹性运动对飞机纵向飞行力学稳定性的影响。针对带有反馈控制的飞机,建立了时域的刚体/弹性耦合运动方程;以刚体运动频率与一阶弹性频率的比值为参数,分别研究有无刚体模态时的ASE系统稳定裕度和有无弹性模态时的飞行力学稳定裕度。数值仿真表明,当飞机刚体运动频率与一阶弹性频率的比值大于0.01时,飞机刚体运动对ASE稳定裕度的影响逐渐显现;当该频率比值大于0.03时,飞机弹性运动对飞行力学稳定裕度的影响开始突现;当该频率比大于1时,刚体弹性耦合效应不可忽略。     

弹性飞机纵向稳定性分析

本文讨论弹性飞机的纵向稳定性问题。包括带与不带飞行控制系统两种情况。文中通过算例,分析讨论弹性飞机的总体运动模态和弹性运动振型之间的藕合以及弹性飞机本身和飞行控制系统之间的耦合。分析与计算表明,带有飞行的控制系统的飞机,其结构弹性变形运动对纵向稳定性的影响,即使对于算例中的“小”飞机,也是不可忽视的。飞机的弹性影响,不但会降低飞机的飞行品质,有时还会引起飞机与系统之间的耦合不稳定。     

大展弦比机翼剖面刚度分析

通过对变截面悬臂梁在一端受载时,自由端的位移、转角和悬臂梁各剖面刚度之间关系的分析,推导出一种基于有限元模型的剖面刚度计算方法。针对某型飞机,对机翼结构进行适当简化,建立机翼主承力结构的有限元模型,采用所推导出的方法计算了机翼沿展向各剖面的刚度,其结果可为某型飞机机翼结构设计和气动弹性分析提供参考。     

Dynamics,stability, and control of a four-cable mount system for wind tunnel test

A four-cable mount system is proposed for full-model wind tunnel flutter tests, which may adjust the pitch and roll attitude of the aircraft scaled model and ensure that the model is not subjected to cable tension. The system provides sufficient support to simulate the free flight of the aircraft by applying appropriate spring stiffness and cable tensions. The proposed four-cable mount system is modeled based on Lagrange mechanics, and its dynamics equations consider aerodynamic effects. The singularity of the system and its bifurcation characteristics under flow conditions are analysed to determine the supercritical bifurcation phenomenon for different tension levels and distances from the front suspension point to the mass centre of the model. The mathematical expressions of the longitudinal flight stability of the cable mount system are derived by linearising the system dynamics equations using small perturbations. The influence of the cable tension, spring stiffness, suspension point position, and other factors on the flight stability of the aircraft are analysed. A feedforward control algorithm is proposed to minimize the total elastic potential energy of the system. The results show that the model is in the level flight state when the elastic potential energy of the four-cable mount system is minimized. A feedback control design method is proposed based on the Lyapunov stability theory to derive the closed-loop stability conditions. The system dynamics model that includes the aircraft rigid body model, flexible cables, pulleys, springs, aerodynamic model, and servo motor control is established using the flexible multibody dynamics method. A multibody dynamics solver and Simulink are used to simulate the attitude adjustment of the model in the wind tunnel and verify the supercritical bifurcation characteristics of the system and the effectiveness of the feedback and feedforward control.     

推力协同的大柔性飞行器纵向姿态控制

为了研究大柔性飞行器飞行/结构耦合动力学特性,提出了改进的面向控制的大柔性飞行器多体模型,开展了大柔性飞行器纵向动力学耦合特性分析与推力协同下纵向姿态控制律设计。采用二面角动态近似描述大柔性飞行器结构动力学特征,并推导了纵向耦合动力学模型。根据改进模型在配平点处的线性化模型,分析了飞行/结构耦合系统的纵向稳定性与结构变形量之间的关系。针对大柔性飞行器姿态稳定与跟踪,设计了纵向姿态控制器。与常规飞行器相比,大柔性飞行器飞行过程中会发生大变形,当载荷较大时,配平构型近似“U”形,此时纵向动力学具有长周期不稳定的特征。分析结果表明:大柔性飞行器各模态之间的耦合程度随着变形的增大而增大。此外,纵向姿态控制需要升降舵与推力协同控制速度和俯仰角并且考虑结构动力学的影响,否则飞行/结构的耦合作用会导致姿态跟踪误差衰减缓慢甚至发散。      

倾转旋翼机前飞动力学稳定性分析

倾转旋翼机的机翼端部装有一个可倾转的旋翼.所建立的倾转旋翼机前飞动力学稳定性分析简化模型由一个机翼和一个螺旋桨旋翼组成.机翼承受垂向弯曲、弦向弯曲和扭转变形,螺旋桨旋翼的桨叶认为是刚性的并承受一阶挥舞和摆振.机翼和螺旋桨旋翼的空气动力学载荷由准定常片条理论得到.利用此模型在高入流状态下建立运动微分方程,对倾转旋翼机在前飞状态下的动力学稳定性进行计算,计算结果与Bell公司试验结果基本一致,表明该模型可用于倾转旋翼机的前飞动力学稳定性分析.      

Aeroservoelastic stability analysis for flexible aircraft based on a nonlinear coupled dynamic model

A unified theoretical aeroservoelastic stability analysis framework for flexible aircraft is established in this paper. This linearized state space model for stability analysis is based on nonlinear coupled dynamic equations, in which rigid and elastic motions of aircraft are both considered. The common body coordinate system is utilized as the reference frame in the deduction of dynamic equations, and significant deformations of flexible aircraft are also fully concerned without any excessive assumptions. Therefore, the obtained nonlinear coupled dynamic models can well reflect the special dynamic coupling mechanics of flexible aircraft. For aeroservoelastic stability analysis, the coupled dynamic equations are linearized around the nonlinear equilibrium state and together with a control system model to establish a state space model in the time domain. The methodology in this paper can be easily integrated into the industrial design process and complex structures. Numerical results for a complex flexible aircraft indicate the necessity to consider the nonlinear coupled dynamics and large deformation when dealing with aeroservoelastic stability for flexible aircraft.     

Aeroelastic stability of full-span tiltrotor aircraft model in forward flight

The existing full-span models of the tiltrotor aircraft adopted the rigid blade model without considering the coupling relationship among the elastic blade, wing and fuselage. To overcome the limitations of the existing full-span models and improve the precision of aeroelastic analysis of tiltrotor aircraft in forward flight, the aeroelastic stability analysis model of full-span tiltrotor aircraft in forward flight has been presented in this paper by considering the coupling among elastic blade, wing, fuselage and various components. The analytical model is validated by comparing with the calculation results and experimental data in the existing references. The influence of some structural parameters, such as the fuselage degrees of freedom, relative displacement between the hub center and the gravity center, and nacelle length, on the system stability is also investigated. The results show that the fuselage degrees of freedom decrease the critical stability velocity of tiltrotor aircraft, and the variation of the structural parameters has great influence on the system stability,and the instability form of system can change between the anti-symmetric and symmetric wing motions of vertical and chordwise bending.     

吸气式高超声速飞行器多学科动力学建模

高超声速飞行器一体化设计中存在气动/热/推进/结构弹性相互耦合的问题,首先根据飞行器的机体/发动机一体化设计思想构造了二维高超声速飞行器模型,并基于激波/膨胀波原理和动量定理建立了气动力模型,采用Chavez和Schmidt建立的超燃冲压发动机推进系统模型;在飞行器结构方面,引入变截面和变质量分布的自由梁结构模型,并采用Eckert参考焓方法分析的气动加热过程中承力梁不同轴向位置温度随时间变化特征,在此基础上运用模态法计算了燃料消耗和气动加热条件下结构的固有频率和振型特征,获得结构弹性变形的模型;最后建立了考虑热气动弹性和推进系统作用的飞行动力学方程。研究结果表明:质量变化对结构弹性特性影响比较显著,而气动加热的影响主要表现在振动频率方面,且会随着加热过程的持续而逐渐增强;结构变形会改变飞行器静配平状态,特别是在机体质量较大的最初飞行阶段,气动加热会强化结构变形对配平特征的影响;线性化系统的动力学特征分析表明,质量减小和结构变形均会增加短周期模态和振荡模态的不稳定特性,而对高度特性的影响不大,气动加热效应会进一步增加飞行力学和气动弹性的耦合特征,并导致弹性模态的稳定性降低。     

耦合六自由度运动弹性飞机阵风响应数值模拟

耦合飞机刚体六自由度运动,考虑飞机结构气动弹性变形,基于全湍流Navier—Stokes方程流场数值模拟方法．建立了离散阵风作用下弹性飞行器气动载荷与飞行姿态响应的数值模拟技术。其中模态空间中结构动力学方程以及六自由度运动方程分别采用四阶R—K进行时间推进求解,采用RadialBasicFunction（RBF）技术进行气动／结构数据耦合。对应飞机姿态以及弹性变形采用RBF与TFI组合模式的动网格方法进行网格更新;以飞翼布局弹性飞机为数值研究对象,研究了离散阵风作用下飞行器的气动载荷响应以及飞行姿态的变化,对比分析了刚性飞行器与弹性飞行器对离散阵风响应的区别,为进一步系统地分析真实飞机飞行品质提供数值平台。     

基于CFD／CSD的大展弦比机翼气动弹性分析

大展弦比飞机在飞行过程中受气动载荷影响,其大展弦比机翼产生弯曲和扭转变形,这种弹性变形严重影响飞机的飞行性能和飞行安全,不能将此种飞机机翼当作传统的刚性机翼进行气动分析。针对一大展弦比机翼,采用气动／结构耦合分析方法,利用计算流体动力学（CFD）软件CFX和计算结构动力学（CSD）软件ANSYS联合求解,研究了在不同载荷情况下大展弦比机翼静气动弹性变形对机翼气动特性的影响。结果表明,大展弦比无人机机翼受载变形后升阻比降低,升力下降明显,阻力略有上升,机翼翼尖容易失速。     

飞行力学和飞行控制试飞技术

为了适应高增益,全权限数字电传操纵系统飞行试验的需要,利用已研制成功的多台地面飞行模拟器和ＢＷ－１纵向,ＩＦＳＴＡ三自由度空中飞行模拟试验机,模型自由飞研究以及具有现代先进水平的机载数据采集记录和地面实时监控系统等设备和技术手段,进行了电传飞机的飞行品质和飞控稳定性等问题的研究,包括试飞输入设计,电传飞机飞行品质,电传飞控系统稳定裕度等。最后,提出了对下一代飞机飞行力学和飞行控制方面需要研究的试飞     

柔性飞机的非线性飞行载荷计算研究

以某歼击机为例,按《军用飞机强度和刚度规范》要求,重点介绍了考虑飞机结构柔性和非线性气动力特性、气动载荷分布的飞行载荷计算方法和计算结果,并对柔性飞机的非线性气动力特性和气动载荷分布对飞行载荷计算状态和严重载荷设计情况选取的影响进行了对比和分析,确定了飞机严重载荷设计情况和设计载荷,从而得出一些具有实际工程参考价值的结论。分析表明,所提出的飞行载荷计算方法合理有效,计算结果合理可信。     

Stability,flying qualities and longitudinal parameter estimation of a twin-engine CS-23 certified light aircraft

This paper presents some results of the flight test campaign conducted on the Tecnam P2006T aircraft, on the occasion of its certification process. This twin-engine propeller airplane is certified under the normal category CS-23 and FAR 23. A prototype of this light aircraft has been tested in flight for a post-design performance optimization and for the assessment of flight qualities. These experiences have led to the application of two winglets to the original wing. The final configuration has been extensively tested for the achievement of CS-23 certification. The longitudinal and lateral-directional response modes have been assessed and quantified. At the same time the longitudinal airplane model, through a dedicated set of flight maneuvers, has been characterized by means of parameter estimation studies. The aircraft stability derivatives have been estimated from the acquired flight data using the identification technique known as Output Error Method (OEM). Some estimated stability derivatives have been also compared with the corresponding values extracted from leveled flight tests and from wind tunnel tests performed on a scaled model of the aircraft.     

基于时标分解的弹性高超声速飞行器智能控制

考虑弹性高超声速飞行器纵向动力学模型，提出了一种基于时标分解的智能控制方法。考虑刚体状态和弹性模态具有不同的时标特性，采用奇异摄动理论进行快慢时标分解，将模型转换为刚体慢变子系统和弹性快变子系统。针对刚体子系统考虑动力学不确定，基于平行估计模型构造表征不确定逼近效果的预测误差，结合跟踪误差给出复合学习控制策略。针对弹性子系统设计自适应滑模控制稳定弹性模态。通过李雅普诺夫稳定性分析可证系统状态一致终值有界。仿真表明所提出的控制方法能够实现刚弹模态的稳定收敛，且具有更高的跟踪精度、更好的学习性能和更快的收敛速度。     

Development of an efficient contact-friction model for high-fidelity cargo airdrop simulation

High-fidelity cargo airdrop simulation requires the contact dynamics between an aircraft and a cargo to be modeled accurately. This paper presents a general and efficient contact-friction model for simulation of aircraft-cargo coupling dynamics during airdrops. The proposed approach has the same essence as that of the finite element node-to-segment contact formulation, which leads to a flexible, straight forward, and efficient code implementation. The formulation is developed under an arbitrary moving frame with both the aircraft and the cargo being treated as general six-degree-of-freedom rigid bodies, and thus it eliminates the restrictions of lateral symmetric assumptions in most existing methods. Moreover, the aircraft-cargo coupling algorithm is discussed in detail, and some practical implementation details are presented. The accuracy and capability of the present method are demonstrated through three numerical examples with increasing complexity and fidelity.     

Recent progress in flapping wing aerodynamics and aeroelasticity

Micro air vehicles (MAVs) have the potential to revolutionize our sensing and information gathering capabilities in areas such as environmental monitoring and homeland security. Flapping wings with suitable wing kinematics, wing shapes, and flexible structures can enhance lift as well as thrust by exploiting large-scale vortical flow structures under various conditions. However, the scaling invariance of both fluid dynamics and structural dynamics as the size changes is fundamentally difficult. The focus of this review is to assess the recent progress in flapping wing aerodynamics and aeroelasticity. It is realized that a variation of the Reynolds number (wing sizing, flapping frequency, etc.) leads to a change in the leading edge vortex (LEV) and spanwise flow structures, which impacts the aerodynamic force generation. While in classical stationary wing theory, the tip vortices (TiVs) are seen as wasted energy, in flapping flight, they can interact with the LEV to enhance lift without increasing the power requirements. Surrogate modeling techniques can assess the aerodynamic outcomes between two- and three-dimensional wing. The combined effect of the TiVs, the LEV, and jet can improve the aerodynamics of a flapping wing. Regarding aeroelasticity, chordwise flexibility in the forward flight can substantially adjust the projected area normal to the flight trajectory via shape deformation, hence redistributing thrust and lift. Spanwise flexibility in the forward flight creates shape deformation from the wing root to the wing tip resulting in varied phase shift and effective angle of attack distribution along the wing span. Numerous open issues in flapping wing aerodynamics are highlighted.     

Intelligent modeling and identification of aircraft nonlinear flight

In this paper, a new approach has been proposed to identify and model the dynamics of a highly maneuverable fighter aircraft through artificial neural networks（ANNs）. In general, aircraft flight dynamics is considered as a nonlinear and coupled system whose modeling through ANNs, unlike classical approaches, does not require any aerodynamic or propulsion information and a few flight test data seem sufficient. In this study, for identification and modeling of the aircraft dynamics, two known structures of internal and external recurrent neural networks（RNNs） and a proposed structure called hybrid combined recurrent neural network have been used and compared.In order to improve the training process, an appropriate evolutionary method has been applied to simultaneously train and optimize the parameters of ANNs. In this research, it has been shown that six ANNs each with three inputs and one output, trained by flight test data, can model the dynamic behavior of the highly maneuverable aircraft with acceptable accuracy and without any priori knowledge about the system.