25th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 3 - 8 September 2006, Hamburg, Germany
Paper ICAS 2006-10.6.1

ACTIVE AEROELASTIC CONTROL OF VARIABLE CAMBER AIRFOIL IN THE PRESENCE OF STRUCTURAL NON-LINEARITIES

F. D. Marques, C. De Marqui, P. R. Caixeta
Engineering School of Sao Carlos, Univ. of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Keywords: Aeroelasticity, variable camber, smart airfoil, fuzzy control, non-linear aeroelasticity

Smart materials have led to the idea of aircraft that may actively change their shape to maneuver or to control aeroelastic response. It is reasonable to consider that non-linear aeroelastic behavior represents an issue. An investigation on active fuzzy control of non-linear aeroelastic response using variable camber airfoils is presented.

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