Influence of Geometric Coupling on the Whirl Flutter Stability in Tiltrotor Aircraft with Unsteady Aerodynamics

A further improvement is attempted of an existing analytical model for an accurate prediction of the aeroelastic stability of a tiltrotor aircraft. A rigid-bladed rotor structural model with the natural frequencies selected appropriately in both the flapping and lagging motions is used. The geometric coupling between the wing vertical bending and torsion is also included. The pitch-flap and pitch-lag couplings are also added. Three different aerodynamic models are combined with the structural model: two quasi-steady models and one full unsteady aerodynamics model. Frequency domain analysis is conducted to predict the whirl flutter stability boundary. It was found that the geometric coupling must be included at an appropriate level to predict the whirl flutter boundary accurately. The addition of the wing bending/torsion coupling and the control system flexibility improves the prediction accuracy significantly. Unsteady aerodynamics influences the stability prediction. The whirl flutter boundary is predict...

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