Effects of aeroelasticity on coning motion of a spinning missile

Zhongjiao Shi, Liangyu Zhao*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The coning motion is a basic angular behavior of spinning missiles. Research on the stability of coning motion is always active. In this paper, the integrated nonlinear governing equations of rigid-elastic angular motion for a spinning missile with high fineness ratio are derived firstly following the Lagrangian approach. Secondly, a set of linear equation is obtained under some assumptions considering the first order vibration mode in the form of complex summation for theoretical analysis. Finally, the sufficient and necessary conditions of coning motion dynamic stability for spinning missile with and without an acceleration autopilot are analytically derived and verified by numerical simulations based on the linear equation. It is concluded that the aeroelasticity can shrink the stable region of the design parameters, even lead to a divergent coning motion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2581-2595
Number of pages15
JournalProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G: Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Volume230
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2016

Keywords

  • Spinning missile
  • aeroelasticity
  • coning motion
  • dynamic stability

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