Print Email Facebook Twitter Wing Optimization with Active Load Control Title Wing Optimization with Active Load Control: Integrating Maneuver Load Control and Gust Load Alleviation in Wing Structural Optimization of Large Transport Aircraft Author Bussemaker, Jasper (TU Delft Aerospace Engineering) Contributor De Breuker, R. (mentor) Binder, S. (graduation committee) Degree granting institution Delft University of Technology Programme Aerospace Engineering Date 2018-04-04 Abstract Improving the performance of large transport aircraft requires high aspect ratio and lightweight wings, making aeroelasticity an important factor in wing structural design. Active control of aeroelastic loads can be used to improve the aeroelastic behavior of the wing.Two active load control techniques are considered: Maneuver Load Control (MLC) and Gust Load Alleviation (GLA). GLA controllers are normally tuned using optimal control methods, which use objectives that do not directly relate to load control. In this thesis, it is investigate whether it is also possible to optimize MLC and GLA control parameters concurrently with the wing structure, without the need for optimal control methods.Optimization studies performed on a representative large transport aircraft wing show that using MLC results in a significant weight reduction, and that concurrently optimized GLA controllers effectively reduce gust loads until they are not sizing anymore. Subject aeroelasticitystructural optimizationactive load controlmaneuver load controlgust load alleviationconcurrent optimizationaeroservoelasticitywing designaircraft designoptimal control To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:099604d8-c056-471c-b003-e31605523074 Part of collection Student theses Document type master thesis Rights © 2018 Jasper Bussemaker Files PDF Bussemaker2018_180309_The ... _Final.pdf 6.73 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:099604d8-c056-471c-b003-e31605523074/datastream/OBJ/view