This work presents a novel way to calculate the response amplitude of an elastically
supported cylinder experiencing vortex-induced vibrations. The method couples a …

Establishing the aeroelastic characteristic of all-movable fins with freeplay nonlinearities is
one of the most common problems in the design of supersonic flight vehicles. In this context …

A new experimental wind tunnel test-bed has been developed for the study of limit cycle
oscillations induced by control surface freeplay. Studies of the effects of a single …

Aeroelastic systems including all-moving control surfaces and aircraft wings with stores may
experience limit cycling caused by nonlinear structural and/or aerodynamic mechanisms …

A new experimental wind tunnel test-bed has been developed for the study of limit cycle
oscillations induced by control surface freeplay. A thorough examination of several factors …

The presence of a static preload can significantly alter the limit cycle oscillation response of
nonlinear aeroelastic systems. This paper reports a numerical study of two distinct types of …

Featured Application To derive all possible limit cycles of a freeplay nonlinear dynamic
system using time integrations with massive combinations of initial conditions efficiently and …

The effects of multiple control surface freeplay nonlinearities on the aeroelastic behavior of
an elastic wind tunnel model of a full aircraft configuration are explored. The work follows …

In the design of high-speed aircraft particular attention must be given to the effect of stiffness
and aerodynamic nonlinearities. Additionally the thermal effects cannot be ignored since the …

Local nonlinear attachments can affect the global dynamics of their linear host structures
through modal interactions. This was shown previously in experimental and computational …