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Carrillo Córcoles, X. (author), De Breuker, R. (author), Sodja, J. (author)Previous numerical and experimental studies have shown the load alleviation capabilities of the flared folding wingtip. However, they have also shown the complex dynamics of the system and the limitations in the results obtained by modeling such an aeroelastic system using linear models, which cannot capture the effects of the large wingtip...conference paper 2023
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Georgopoulos, Panagiotis (author), Sodja, J. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)In this paper, an innovative design methodology is proposed to simultaneously optimize the size, layout, and number of stiffeners of a stiffened panel using a gradient-based optimizer. In the proposed method, CAD-based parameterization is used to parameterize the layout of the stiffeners. The location and orientation of each stiffener are...conference paper 2023
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de Boer, S. (author), Karpel, M. (author), Sodja, J. (author)A new flutter test version of the Parametric Flutter Margin (PFM) method, specifically applied to wings undergoing large deflections is presented. The PFM method adds a stabilising parameter, such as a stabilising mass, to the model such that the flutter velocity is increased. By exciting the stabilising mass in one of the primary (i.e., x, y...conference paper 2023
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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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Schildkamp, R.R.M. (author), Chang, J. (author), Sodja, J. (author), De Breuker, R. (author), Wang, Xuerui (author)This paper proposes an incremental nonlinear control method for aeroelastic sys- tem gust load alleviation and active flutter suppression. These two control objectives can be achieved without modifying the control architecture or the control parameters. The proposed method has guaranteed stability in the Lyapunov sense and also has robustness...conference paper 2022
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Mitrotta, F.M.A. (author), Sodja, J. (author), Sciacchitano, A. (author)This study describes a novel measurement approach for combined flow and structural measurements in wind tunnels using robotic volumetric particle tracking velocimetry (PTV). The measurement approach is based on the application of a particle tracking algorithm on images including flow or structure tracers, where the latter are implemented by...journal article 2022
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Mertens, C. (author), Sodja, J. (author), Sciacchitano, A. (author), van Oudheusden, B.W. (author)The aeroelastic response of a very flexible wing in steady and unsteady inflow conditions is measured in a wind tunnel experiment. An integrated aeroelastic characterization is performed with a non-intrusive optical setup that allows simultaneous measurements of the structural motion and the flow field around the wing. The experimental...conference paper 2022
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Schildkamp, R.R.M. (author), Wang, Xuerui (author), Chang, J. (author), De Breuker, R. (author), Sodja, J. (author)This paper presents the development and initial characterization of an active, para- metric wing section with aileron and spoiler control surfaces. This wing section is intended to replace the currently used passive wing section setup and facilitate research in active con- trol techniques of aeroelastic phenomena such as flutter, gust load...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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Mertens, C. (author), de Rojas Cordero, T. (author), Sodja, J. (author), Sciacchitano, A. (author), van Oudheusden, B.W. (author)The aerodynamic, elastic, and inertial components in Collar’s triangle of forces acting on a flexible wing with span width s=1.75 m and chord c=0.25 m are determined based on integrated optical measurements of the structural and aerodynamic response to steady and unsteady periodic inflow conditions at a chord-based Reynolds number of 2.3×105....journal article 2022
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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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Mertens, C. (author), Costa Fernandez, J.L. (author), Sodja, J. (author), Sciacchitano, A. (author), van Oudheusden, B.W. (author)The aeroelastic response of a highly flexible wing to periodic gust excitation is determined experimentally. The integrated optical measurement approach that is applied provides combined measurements of the structural response of the wing and the unsteady flow field around it. The aeroelastic loads acting on the wing are derived from these...conference paper 2022
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De Breuker, R. (author), Mkhoyan, T. (author), Nazeer, N. (author), Stuber, V.L. (author), Wang, Xuerui (author), Mkhoyan, A. (author), Groves, R.M. (author), van der Zwaag, S. (author), Sodja, J. (author)This article describes the challenges of integrating smart sensing, actuation, and control concepts into an over-sensed and over-actuated technology integrator. This technology integrator has more control inputs than the expected responses or outputs (over-actuated), and its every state is measured using more than one sensor system (over-sensed)...journal article 2022
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Krüger, Wolf R. (author), Meddaikar, M.Y. (author), Dillinger, J.K.S. (author), Sodja, J. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)This article presents the application of aeroelastic tailoring in the design of wings for a flying demonstrator, as well as the validation of the design methodology with flight test results. The investigations were performed in the FLEXOP project (Flutter Free Flight Envelope Expansion for Economical Performance Improvement), funded under the...journal article 2022
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Mkhoyan, T. (author), Thakrar, Nisarg R. (author), De Breuker, R. (author), Sodja, J. (author)The presented study investigates the design and development of an autonomous morphing wing concept developed in the scope of the SmartX project, which aims to demonstrate in-flight performance optimisation with active morphing. To progress this goal, a novel distributed morphing concept with six translation induced camber morphing trailing...journal article 2022
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Mertens, C. (author), Costa Fernandez, J.L. (author), Sciacchitano, A. (author), van Oudheusden, B.W. (author), Sodja, J. (author)The aerodynamic loads on a flexible wing in terms of the surface pressure distribution and the lift force along the span are determined experimentally based on non-intrusive Lagrangian particle tracking (LPT) measurements. As the flexible wing deforms under the aerodynamic loads, its deformed shape is first reconstructed based on structural LPT...conference paper 2021
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Sodja, J. (author), Werter, N.P.M. (author), De Breuker, R. (author)Application of the aeroelastic analysis and design framework developed at Delft University of Technology to a design of two aeroelastically tailored composite wings for a flying demonstrator is presented. The objective of the design process is to minimize structural mass of the wing while maintaining a target cruise shape. For this purpose, the...journal article 2021
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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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Mkhoyan, T. (author), Thakrar, N.R. (author), De Breuker, R. (author), Sodja, J. (author)In this study, the design and development of an autonomous morphing wing concept were investigated. The morphing wing was developed in the scope of the Smart-X project, aiming to demonstrate in-flight performance optimisation. This study proposed a novel distributed morphing concept, with six Translation Induced Camber (TRIC) morphing trailing...conference paper 2021
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Mertens, C. (author), Sciacchitano, A. (author), van Oudheusden, B.W. (author), Sodja, J. (author)The unsteady surface pressure distribution and aerodynamic loads on a pitching airfoil are determined non-intrusively using PIV measurements. An experimental test case is considered where the flow around the airfoil is mostly attached while the unsteady effects on the aerodynamic loads are significant. The surface pressure is calculated from...journal article 2021