Design for Active Flutter Suppression and Gust Alleviation Using State-Space Aeroelastic Modeling

An analytical design technique for an active flutter-suppression and gust-alleviation control system is presented. It is based on a rational approximation of the unsteady aerodynamic loads in the entire Laplace domain, which yields matrix equations of motion with constant coefficients. Some existing rational approximation schemes are reviewed, and a new technique which yields a minimal number of augmented states for a desired accuracy is presented. The state-space aeroelastic model is used to design a constant gain, partial-feedback control system, which simultaneously assures stability and optimizes any desired combination of gust response parameters throughout the entire flight envelope.

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