Improved aeroelastic tailoring using tow-steered composites

Olivia Stodieck; Jonathan E. Cooper; Paul M. Weaver; Paul Kealy

doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2013.07.023

Improved aeroelastic tailoring using tow-steered composites

Olivia Stodieck^*, Jonathan E. Cooper, Paul M. Weaver, Paul Kealy

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The use of tow-steered composites to tailor the aeroelastic behaviour of composite wings is investigated. A Rayleigh-Ritz type approach is used to model the aeroelastic behaviour of a simple rectangular unswept composite wing combined with modified strip theory aerodynamics. Symmetric lay-ups have been considered where the outer fibres are allowed to vary in orientation along the wing span, and the effects on free vibration, flexural axis, flutter and divergence speeds, and gust loads are examined. It was found that it is possible to influence the aeroelastic behaviour in both a beneficial and detrimental manner using tow steering. By increasing the design space, tow-steered laminates allow improved designs compared to traditional unidirectional composite laminates. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	703-715
Number of pages	13
Journal	Composite Structures
Volume	106
Early online date	16 Jul 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2013.07.023
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2013

Keywords

Variable angle tow plate
Composite wing
Aeroelastic tailoring
Modified strip theory
WING STRUCTURE
PLATES
OPTIMIZATION
DESIGN
SURFACES

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