Robust aeroelastic control of flapped wing systems using a sliding mode observer

Sungsoo Na, Liviu Librescu, Myung Hyun Kim, In Joo Jeong, Pier Marzocca

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Abstract

The performance of a robust control strategy applied to a three-degrees-of-freedom (3-DOF) flap-wing aeroelastic system impacted by a pressure pulse in the subcritical flight speed regime is investigated. The goal of its implementation is to suppress flutter instability and reduce the vibrational level in the subcritical flight speed range. To this end, the linear quadratic Gaussian (LQG) control methodology in conjunction with a sliding mode observer (SMO) are used. Comparisons with the counterpart results obtained via implementation of LQG controller with conventional Kalman filter (KF) are also provided and pertinent conclusions are outlined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)120-126
Number of pages7
JournalAerospace Science and Technology
Volume10
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2006 Mar

Keywords

  • Blast load
  • Flapped wing
  • Kalman filter
  • Robust aeroelastic control
  • Sliding mode observer

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Aerospace Engineering

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