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Gillebaart, E. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)Low-fidelity isogeometric aeroelastic analysis has not received much attention since the introduction of the isogeometric analysis (IGA) concept, while the combination of IGA and the boundary element method in the form of the potential flow theory shows great potential. This paper presents a two-dimensional low-fidelity aeroelastic optimization...conference paper 2015
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Lancelot, P.M.G.J. (author), Sodja, J. (author), Werter, N.P.M. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)This paper summarises the design of a gust generator and the comparison between high fidelity numerical results and experimental results. The gust generator has been designed for a low subsonic wind tunnel in order to perform gust response experiments on wings and assess load alleviation. Special attention has been given to the different design...conference paper 2015
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Werter, N.P.M. (author), Sodja, J. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)The design methodology and testing of an aeroelastically tailored wing subjected to manoeuvre loads is presented in this paper. The wing is designed using an aeroelastic analysis tool that is composed of a closely coupled nonlinear beam model and a vortex lattice aerodynamic model. The globally convergent method of moving asymptotes is used to...conference paper 2015
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Werter, N.P.M. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)Driven by a need to improve the efficiency of aircraft and reduce the fuel consumption, composite materials are applied extensively in the design of aircraft. A dynamic aeroelastic framework for the conceptual design of a generic composite wing structure is presented. The wing is discretized in several spanwise sections, where each section has a...conference paper 2015
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Barrett, R. (author), Vos, R. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)This paper describes a new class of flight control actuators using Post-Buckled Precompressed (PBP) piezoelectric elements to provide much improved actuator performance. These PBP actuator elements are modeled using basic large deflection Euler-beam estimations accounting for laminated plate effects. The deflection estimations are then coupled...conference paper 2007
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Bernhammer, L.O. (author), Navalkar, S.T. (author), Sodja, J. (author), De Breuker, R. (author), Karpel, M. (author)This paper presents the experimental and numerical study of an autonomous load alleviation concept using trailing edge flaps. The flaps are autonomous units, which for instance can be used for gust load alleviation. The unit is self-powered and self-actuated through trailing edge tabs which are mounted as aerodynamic control devices on free...conference paper 2015
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De Breuker, R. (author), Abdalla, M. (author), Gürdal, Z. (author), Lindner, D. (author)Aircraft are often confronted with distinct circumstances during different parts of their mission. Ideally the aircraft should fly optimally in terms of aerodynamic performance and other criteria in each one of these mission requirements. This requires in principle as many different aircraft configurations as there are flight conditions, so...conference paper 2007
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Donnell, K.O. (author), Schober, S. (author), Stolk, M. (author), Marzocca, P. (author), De Breuker, R. (author), Abdalla, M. (author), Nicolini, E. (author), Gürdal, Z. (author)This paper discusses modeling, simulations and experimental aspects of active aeroelastic control on aircraft wings by using Synthetic Jet Actuators (SJAs). SJAs, a particular class of zero-net mass-flux actuators, have shown very promising results in numerous aeronautical applications, such as boundary layer control and delay of flow separation...conference paper 2007
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Barrett, R. (author), McMurtry, R. (author), Vos, R. (author), Tiso, P. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)This paper describes a new class of flight control actuators using Post-Buckled Precompressed (PBP) piezoelectric elements. These actuators are designed to produce significantly higher deflection and force levels than conventional piezoelectric actuator elements. Classical laminate plate theory (CLPT) models are shown to work very well in...conference paper 2005
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Werter, N.P.M. (author), De Breuker, R. (author), Abdalla, M.M. (author)Over the years, wings have become lighter and more flexible, making them more prone to aeroelastic effects. Thus, aeroelasticity in design becomes more important. In order to determine the response of an aircraft to, for example, a gust, an unsteady aerodynamic model is required to determine the dynamic loads. The three most-commonly used...conference paper 2015
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Sodja, J. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)The paper proposes a methodology for increased-fidelity aeroelastic testing in a wind tunnel environment to improve the correlation between the aeroelastic response measured in a wind tunnel experiment and the aeroelastic response observed on an aircraft in flight. The focus of the current study is to assess the potential of the proposed...conference paper 2022
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Jurisson, A. (author), De Breuker, R. (author), de Visser, C.C. (author), Eussen, Bart (author), Timmermans, H (author)Netherlands Aerospace Centre (NLR) and Delft University of Technology (TUD) have obtained an unmanned aerial vehicle to serve as a test platform for future aeroservoelastic flight testing. The purpose of this testbed is to collect data about flexible aircraft flight dynamic responses and loads on the aircraft at unsteady airflow conditions for...conference paper 2022
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Chang, J. (author), De Breuker, R. (author), Wang, Xuerui (author)Incremental control, including incremental nonlinear dynamic inversion (INDI) and incremental backstepping (IBS), is a sensor-based control framework that enhances the control robustness by exploiting sensor measurements. Although its effectiveness has been demonstrated on various aerospace systems, the explicit and quantifiable expression for...conference paper 2022
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Mkhoyan, T. (author), Wang, Xuerui (author), De Breuker, R. (author)This study investigated the design and development of an autonomous aeroservoelastic wing concept with distributed flaps. This wing demonstrator was developed in the scope of the SmartX project, aiming to demonstrate in-flight performance optimization and multi-objective control with over-actuated wing designs. Following a successful test...conference paper 2022
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Zahoor, Y. (author), Sodja, J. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)This paper presents an overview of the design and validation of a novel passive camber morphing system for rotorcraft. The passive system works for a variable speed rotor where a potential increase in pilot control authority and power reduction is possible. In the proposed concept, the rotor speed is varied by 10% to change the apparent...conference paper 2022
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Schuurman, M.J. (author), De Breuker, R. (author), Kassapoglou, C. (author)On the 15t hof December 1965 the motion picture “Flight of the Phoenix” was released in the United States of America theatres. In the closing movie credits the following text is shown:It should be remembered. . . that Paul Mantz, a fine man and a brilliant flyer gave his life in the making of this film. Who was Paul Mantz? What happened? And...conference paper 2022
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Carrillo Córcoles, X. (author), Mertens, C. (author), Sciacchitano, A. (author), van Oudheusden, B.W. (author), De Breuker, R. (author), Sodja, J. (author)An aeroelastic wind tunnel experiment to identify the influence of the wing stiffness and hinge release threshold on the gust load alleviation performance of a folding wingtip design is presented in this study. Five models with different stiffness and tailoring properties are tested and the wing root bending moment at different conditions is...conference paper 2022
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Ruland, O.L. (author), Mkhoyan, T. (author), De Breuker, R. (author), Wang, Xuerui (author)Morphing is a promising bio-inspired technology, with the potential to make aircraft more economical and sustainable through adaptation of the wing shape for best efficiency at any flight condition. This paper proposes an online black-box performance optimization strategy for a seamless wing with distributed morphing control. Pursuing global...conference paper 2022
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Zahoor, Y. (author), Sodja, J. (author), De Breuker, R. (author), Voskuijl, M. (author)This paper discusses the development and whirl tower testing of an active translation induced camber morphing system for rotorcraft. The system deploys the morphing flap based on the amplitude and type of the input signal. As a case study, a demonstrator is developed and tested primarily under the centrifugal force generated by a whirl tower...conference paper 2021
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Lancelot, P.M.G.J. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)The proposed approach in this paper aims to bring the accuracy of CFD to quick linear aeroelastic simulations for structural sizing. This is achieved by deriving reduced-order models (ROM) of the aircraft movables, gust loads and manoeuvres loads from rigid CFD analysis and to use these as substitutes for the loads in the aeroelastic simulation....conference paper 2018