This paper reviews the test techniques developed over the last several decades for flight flutter testing of aircraft. Structural excitation systems, instrumentation systems, digital data preprocessing, and parameter identification algorithms (for frequency and damping estimates from the response data) are described. Practical experiences and example test programs illustrate the combined, integrated effectiveness of the various approaches used. Finally, comments regarding the direction of future developments and needs are presented.
Historical Overview of Flight Flutter Testing
1995
22 pages
Report
No indication
English
Aircraft , Aircraft stability , Dynamic structural analysis , Excitation , Experiment design , Flutter analysis , Histories , Procedures , Unsteady aerodynamics , Aeroelasticity , Algorithms , Control systems design , Digital data , Estimates , Parameter identification , Preprocessing , Vibration tests
A historical overview of flight flutter testing
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