Aeroelastic control of non-rotating and rotating wings using the dynamic stiffness modulation principle via piezoelectric actuators

作者：Nitzsche Fred^*; D'Assuncao Douglas; De Marqui Junior Carlos

来源：Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2015, 26(13): 1656-1668.

DOI：10.1177/1045389X15572011

• Control
• actuator
• piezoelectric

Carleton University's Rotorcraft Research Group is working on the development of an active rotor control system that incorporates a mechanism for helicopter blade pitch dynamic stiffness modulation at the root, the Active Pitch Link. This system overcomes stroke limitations of smart material and attains superior performance for helicopter rotor-induced vibration reduction. The system was tested at the whirl tower facility and this article reports the achievements obtained with a dynamically similar hinged rotor blade model. Up to 100% reduction in the transmitted loads occurred at the target 2/rev frequency when the blade was excited by a transversal jet to mimic the asymmetric flow of the helicopter rotor in forward flight. An open-loop control algorithm optimized to a target higher-harmonic frequency of the rotor also minimized the impact on the rotor fundamental cyclic control frequency at 1/rev. In another experiment at University of SAo Paulo, semi-passive control techniques using shunted piezoelectric materials were investigated for the aeroelastic control of fixed wings. Flutter oscillations of a typical section were controlled out over a range of airflow speeds. Finally, the similarity between both control techniques is discussed and recognized that they are based on a dynamic stiffness modulation control principle.

• 出版日期2015-9