Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Adaptive Control of Aircraft Wing Oscillations with Stiffness and Damping Nonlinearities in Pitching Mode

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Information and Decision Sciences

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing ((AISC,volume 701))

  • 1319 Accesses

Abstract

This paper presents an adaptive control strategy for aircraft wing structure based on a nonlinear aeroelastic model with plunge and pitch degrees of freedom. System nonlinearities in terms of pitching degree of freedom are accounted in stiffness and damping terms of the model. The closed-loop response of the model is studied under two cases: (i) polynomial form of nonlinearities and (ii) combined free play and polynomial form of nonlinearities. The adaptive control strategy with wing flap based on partial feedback linearization is designed to suppress the instabilities occurring at certain freestream velocities. Objective of controller is to stabilize the system within the flutter boundary. A neural network based observer is used to estimate the uncertain parameters in control law. The designed control system with neural network estimator is effective in suppressing the limit cycle oscillations considerably.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 169.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 219.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Fung, Y.C.: An Introduction to the Theory of Aeroelasticity. Dover Publications, Inc (2008)

    Google Scholar 

  2. Woolston, D.S.: An investigation of effects of certain types of structural nonlinearities on wing and control surface flutter. J. Aeronaut. Sci. 24, 57–63 (1957)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Xu, X., Gao, Y., Zhang, W.: Aeroelastic dynamic response and control of an aeroelastic system with hysteresis nonlinearities. J. Control Sci. Eng. (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  4. Ko, J., Kurdila, A., Strganac, T., Ko, J., Kurdila, A., Strganac, T.: Nonlinear control theory for a class of structural nonlinearities in a prototypical wing section. In: 35th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit. AIAA Paper 97–0580. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Reno, Nevada (1997)

    Google Scholar 

  5. Ko, J., Kurdila, A., Stragnac, T., Ko, J., Kurdila, A., Stragnac, T.: Nonlinear dynamics and control for a structurally nonlinear aeroelastic system. In: 38th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference. AIAA Paper 97–1024. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Kissimmee, FL, USA (1997)

    Google Scholar 

  6. Monahemi, M.M., Krstic, M.: Control of wing rock motion using adaptive feedback linearization. J. Guid. Control Dyn. 19, 905–912 (1996)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Li, N., Balas, M.J.: Aeroelastic vibration suppression of a rotating wind turbine blade using adaptive control. In: 32nd ASME Wind Energy Symposium. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (2014)

    Google Scholar 

  8. Ko, J., Strganac, T.W., Kurdila, A.J.: Adaptive feedback linearization for the control of a typical wing section with structural nonlinearity. Nonlinear Dyn. 18, 289–301 (1999)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Strganac, T.W., Ko, J., Thompson, D.E.: Identification and control of limit cycle oscillations in aeroelastic systems. J. Guid. Control Dyn. 23, 1127–1133 (2000)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Platanitis, G., Strganac, T.W.: Control of a nonlinear wing section using leading- and trailing-edge surfaces. J. Guid. Control Dyn. 27, 52–58 (2004)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Block, J.J., Strganac, T.W.: Applied active control for a nonlinear aeroelastic structure. J. Guid. Control Dyn. 21, 838–845 (1998)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Wang, Z., Behal, A., Marzocca, P.: Adaptive and robust aeroelastic control of nonlinear lifting surfaces. Int. J. Aeronaut. Space Sci. 11, 285–302 (2010)

    Google Scholar 

  13. Chen, C.-L., Chang, C.-W., Yau, H.-T.: Terminal sliding mode control for aeroelastic systems. Nonlinear Dyn. 70, 2015–2026 (2012)

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  14. Gujjula, S., Singh, S.N., Yim, W.: Adaptive and neural control of a wing section using leading- and trailing-edge surfaces. Aerosp. Sci. Technol. 9, 161–171 (2005)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Prabhu, L., Srinivas, J.: Robust control of a three degrees of freedom aeroelastic model using an intelligent observer. In: 2015 International Conference on Robotics, Automation, Control and Embedded Systems (RACE), pp. 1–5, Chennai, India (2015)

    Google Scholar 

  16. Li, D., Xiang, J., Guo, S.: Adaptive control of a nonlinear aeroelastic system. Aerosp. Sci. Technol. 15, 343–352 (2011)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Schalkoff, R.J.: Artificial Neural Networks. Tata McGraw-Hill Education, New Delhi (2011)

    MATH  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, 769008, Odisha, India

    L. Prabhu & J. Srinivas

Authors
  1. L. Prabhu
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. J. Srinivas
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to J. Srinivas .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, PVP Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India

    Suresh Chandra Satapathy

  2. Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    Joao Manuel R.S. Tavares

  3. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, SRMGPC, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Vikrant Bhateja

  4. School of Computer Application, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

    J. R. Mohanty

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2018 Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Prabhu, L., Srinivas, J. (2018). Adaptive Control of Aircraft Wing Oscillations with Stiffness and Damping Nonlinearities in Pitching Mode. In: Satapathy, S., Tavares, J., Bhateja, V., Mohanty, J. (eds) Information and Decision Sciences. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 701. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7563-6_24

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7563-6_24

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Singapore

  • Print ISBN: 978-981-10-7562-9

  • Online ISBN: 978-981-10-7563-6

  • eBook Packages: EngineeringEngineering (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation