The X-56 Multi-Utility Technology Testbed aircraft system is a versatile experimental research flight platform. The system was primarily designed to investigate active control of lightweight flexible structures, but is reconfigurable and capable of hosting a wide breadth of research. Current research includes flight experimentation of a Lockheed Martin designed active control flutter suppression system. Future research plans continue experimentation with alternative control systems, explore the use of novel sensor systems, and experiments with the use of novel control effectors. This paper describes the aircraft system, current research efforts designed around the system, and future planned research efforts that will be hosted on the aircraft system.


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    Title :

    Current and Future Research in Active Control of Lightweight, Flexible Structures Using the X-56 Aircraft


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    Conference:

    AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition (SciTech 2014) ; 2014 ; National Harbor, MD, United States


    Publication date :

    2014-01-13


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English