Robust flutter control of an airfoil section through an ultrasonic motor

H. Y. Hu*, M. L. Yu

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Abstract

The paper presents how to realize the robust flutter suppression of an airfoil section through the control surface driven by an ultrasonic motor. The study starts with the combined theoretical and experimental modeling for the aero-servoelastic system with the damping uncertainties in plunge, and the modeling error of the servo, taken into consideration. Then, it turns to the design of the H controller and the μ-synthesis controller at a given flow speed. The numerical simulations and wind tunnel tests show that both controllers are able to suppress the airfoil flutter effectively, and increase the flutter speed by 23.4%. In addition, the μ-synthesis controller works better than the H controller not only in the suppression rate, but also in the robustness with respect to the time delay in the control loop.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIUTAM Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Nonlinear Systems with Uncertainty - Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages307-316
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9781402063312
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
EventIUTAM Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Nonlinear Systems with Uncertainty - Nanjing, China
Duration: 18 Sept 200622 Sept 2006

Publication series

NameSolid Mechanics and its Applications
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1875-3507

Conference

ConferenceIUTAM Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Nonlinear Systems with Uncertainty
Country/TerritoryChina
CityNanjing
Period18/09/0622/09/06

Keywords

  • Delay
  • Flutter suppression
  • Robust control
  • Ultrasonic motor

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