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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2015.43.8.699

Structural analysis of flexible wing using linear equivalent model  

Kim, Sung Joon (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Kim, Dong Hyun (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Lim, Joosup (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Lee, Sang Wook (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Kim, Tae-Uk (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Kim, Seungho (Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.43, no.8, 2015 , pp. 699-705 More about this Journal
Abstract
Aircraft needs high lift-to-drag ratio and weight reduction of the structure for long endurance flight with a small power. Generally high aspect ratio wing is applied to HALE(High Altitude Long Endurance) aircraft. Also high modulus, and high strength CFRP(Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic) has been used in primary structures. and thin mylar(membrane material) film has been applied to skin of wing. As a result, wing is more flexible than the other structures. and the stiffness of thin mylar film has an affect on dynamic stability. In this study, the membrane characteristic of mylar film has been simulated using nonlinear gap elements. And equivalent modeling method using shell elements is presented using the nonlinear simulation result. The linear equivalent model has verified using the results of nonlinear membrane method. Proposed linear equivalent shell model has applied to mode analysis for estimate the effect of mylar mechanical properties on natural frequency.
Keywords
Weight reduction; Mylar; Membrane method; Gap element; Equivalent modeling;
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