The findings of an investigation conducted under the auspices of The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) to assess the impact of active controls technology on the structural integrity of aeronautical vehicles and to evaluate the present state-of-the-art for predicting loads caused by a flight-control system modification and the resulting change in the fatigue life of the flight vehicle are summarized. Important points concerning structural technology considerations implicit in applying active controls technology in new aircraft are summarized. These points are well founded and based upon information received from within the aerospace industry and government laboratories, acquired by sponsoring workshops which brought together experts from contributing and interacting technical disciplines, and obtained by conducting a case study to independently assess the state of the technology. The paper concludes that communication between technical disciplines is absolutely essential in the design of future high performance aircraft.


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    Title :

    Impact of Active Controls Technology on the Structural Integrity of Aeronautical Vehicles


    Contributors:
    T. E. Noll (author) / E. Austin (author) / S. Donley (author) / G. Graham (author) / T. Harris (author)

    Publication date :

    1993


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    The impact of active controls technology on the structural integrity of aeronautical vehicles

    Noll, Thomas E. / Austin, Edward / Donley, Shawn et al. | NTRS | 1993


    Impact of active controls technology on structural integrity

    Noll, Thomas E. / Austin, Edward / Donley, Shawn et al. | AIAA | 1993




    Impact of active controls technology on structural integrity

    Noll, Thomas / Austin, Edward / Donley, Shawn et al. | NTRS | 1991