scholarly journals Effect of Twin Vertical Stabilizers on Lateral Directional Static Stability of an Aircraft – A Computational Study

Author(s):  
K Ajay Kumar Goud ◽  
Y D Dwivedi

The advantages of twin vertical Stabilizers over a single vertical Stabilizer of an aero plane are the rationale for this study. For conventional aero planes, the use of double vertical Stabilizers is being considered. The contribution to lateral stability has been examined for this application. XFLR5 software was used to conduct the overall analysis. The analysis was conducted for a single vertical Stabilizer as well as twin vertical Stabilizers, and the findings were compiled and correlated. It is critical to be able to fully explain and evaluate the stability and control parameters. It is crucial to understand the relationship between the aerodynamics of the airframe and its stability characteristics in order to increase flight endurance and deployment effectiveness. The stability analysis based on the dynamic model of the twin boom vertical Stabilizer is presented in this paper. The lateral-directional stability of an aero plane with a single vertical tail is determined to be 20% more efficient than that with twin boom vertical Stabilizers. The trim condition is moderately satisfied by an aircraft with twin vertical Stabilizers.

1974 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 820-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. T. Berry ◽  
G. B. Gilyard

Airframe/propulsion system interactions can strongly affect the stability and control of supersonic cruise aircraft. These interactions generate forces and moments similar in magnitude to those produced by the aerodynamic controls, and can cause significant changes in vehicle damping and static stability. This in turn can lead to large aircraft excursions or high pilot workload, or both. For optimum integration of an airframe and its jet propulsion system, these phenomena may have to be taken into account.


2013 ◽  
Vol 572 ◽  
pp. 636-639
Author(s):  
Xi Chen ◽  
Gang Wang

This paper deals with the walking stability analysis of a multi-legged crablike robot over slope using normalized energy stability margin (NESM) method in order to develop a common stabilization description method and achieve robust locomotion for the robot over rough terrains. The robot is simplified with its static stability being described by NESM. The mathematical model of static stability margin is built so as to carry out the simulation of walking stability over slope for the crablike robot that walks in double tetrapod gait. As a consequence, the relationship between stability margin and the height of the robots centroid, as well as its inclination relative to the ground is calculated by the stability criterion. The success and performance of the stability criterion proposed is verified through MATLAB simulation and real-world experiments using multi-legged crablike robot.


2016 ◽  
Vol 842 ◽  
pp. 208-216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratna Ayu Wandini ◽  
Taufiq Mulyanto ◽  
Hari Muhammad

Twin engines turboprop aircraft provides the most beneficial solution to meet the needs of short distance flight due to high fuel efficiency [1]. One of the emergency conditions which has to be considered for this type of the aircraft when one engine is out operating or one engine inoperative because it involves the safety of flight. Furthermore, a safe flight with one engine inoperative is regulated by FAR/CASR Part 25 and has to be complied during certification .Stability and control characteristics of a turboprop aircraft will change significantly if one engine inoperative condition occurs during cruise phase. The rudder and/or aileron deflections to counter the yawing and rolling moments due to the thrust of the operating engine must satisfy. Recognizing the importance of that consideration, this research will estimate the stability and control characteristics of lateral/directional in one engine inoperative condition on new turboprop 80-pax aircraft design concept.This paper presents procedures for estimating the lateral/directional static stability characteristics of a 80-pax turboprop aircraft during the conceptual design phase. The size of the rudder and aileron have to be iterated to fullfil the requirements at a condition when one engine is not operative. The rudder and the aileron deflections are estimated as functions of airspeed, roll angle, side slip angle and thrust setting. It will be shown in this paper that the required rudder deflection as well as aileron deflection can satisfy to balance the forces and moments due to asymmetrical thrust condition and the minimum control speed of the aircraft can be maintained as well.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (20) ◽  
pp. 4410
Author(s):  
Hui Jiang ◽  
Guoyan Xu ◽  
Wen Zeng ◽  
Feng Gao ◽  
Kun Chong

Mobile robots are expected to traverse on unstructured terrain, especially uneven terrain, or to climb obstacles or slopes. This paper analyzes one such passively–actively transformable mobile robot that is principally aimed at the above issue. A passive locomotion traverses on a rough and flat terrain; an active reconfiguration with an active suspension. This paper investigates the lateral stability of this mobile robot when it reconfigures itself to adjust its roll angle with the active suspension. The principles and configurations of the robot and its active suspension are presented. To analyze the effects of the suspensions’ inputs on robot stability, a mathematic model of the robot on side slopes is presented. Based on the evaluation method of the stability pyramid theory, an analytical expression representing the relationship between the input of the active suspension (linear actuator length) and stability evaluation index on transverse slopes is obtained. The results show that there is an increase in both the lateral stability and minimum lateral tip-over angle under different ground clearances when adjusting the active inputs. Furthermore, the models presented here provide theoretical references and optimization directions for the design and control of mobile robots with adjustable suspensions.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Santiago ◽  
E. Slawiñski ◽  
V. Mut

This paper analyzes the stability of a trilateral teleoperation system of a mobile robot. This type of system is nonlinear, time-varying, and delayed and includes a master-slave kinematic dissimilarity. To close the control loop, three P+d controllers are used under a position master/slave velocity strategy. The stability analysis is based on Lyapunov-Krasovskii theory where a functional is proposed and analyzed to get conditions for the control parameters that assure a stable behavior, keeping the synchronism errors bounded. Finally, the theoretical result is verified in practice by means of a simple test, where two human operators both collaboratively and simultaneously drive a 3D simulator of a mobile robot to achieve an established task on a remote shared environment.


2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Valtorta ◽  
Khaled E. Zaazaa ◽  
Ahmed A. Shabana ◽  
Jalil R. Sany

Abstract The lateral stability of railroad vehicles travelling on tangent tracks is one of the important problems that has been the subject of extensive research since the nineteenth century. Early detailed studies of this problem in the twentieth century are the work of Carter and Rocard on the stability of locomotives. The linear theory for the lateral stability analysis has been extensively used in the past and can give good results under certain operating conditions. In this paper, the results obtained using a linear stability analysis are compared with the results obtained using a general nonlinear multibody methodology. In the linear stability analysis, the sources of the instability are investigated using Liapunov’s linear theory and the eigenvalue analysis for a simple wheelset model on a tangent track. The effects of the stiffness of the primary and secondary suspensions on the stability results are investigated. The results obtained for the simple model using the linear approach are compared with the results obtained using a new nonlinear multibody based constrained wheel/rail contact formulation. This comparative numerical study can be used to validate the use of the constrained wheel/rail contact formulation in the study of lateral stability. Similar studies can be used in the future to define the limitations of the linear theory under general operating conditions.


1964 ◽  
Vol 68 (646) ◽  
pp. 645-652 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. H. Perry ◽  
J. M. Naish

SummarySome of the uses of ground based flight simulation as a research tool to aid the design of new aircraft and their equipment are described. The function of the simulator is to provide a method for investigating humon flying tasks in the laboratory, so that the relationship between the pilot's capabilities and the equipment's characteristics can be systematically studied. The paper is presented in two parts describing recent work on two research simulators at the RAE.Part I deals with the use of simulation for studying aircraft stability and control characteristics. The equipment used at RAE for this work is described, with particular emphasis on methods of presenting to the pilot a simulated view of the outside world, and for reproducing some of the motion cues which he experiences in flight. Experimental evidence of the importance of these simulation cues when making aircraft control assessments is also presented. Several examples of simulation studies into the control of conventional and VTOL aircraft are given, to illustrate the type of research problems in this field which may be tackled and the techniques involved in solving them.


2008 ◽  
Vol 33-37 ◽  
pp. 1101-1108
Author(s):  
Zhi Chun Yang ◽  
Wei Xia

An investigation on the stability of heated panels in supersonic airflow is performed. The nonlinear aeroelastic model for a two-dimensional panel is established using Galerkin method and the thermal effect on the panel stiffness is also considered. The quasi-steady piston theory is employed to calculate the aerodynamic load on the panel. The static and dynamic stabilities for flat panels are studied using Lyapunov indirect method and the stability boundary curve is obtained. The static deformation of a post-buckled panel is then calculated and the local stability of the post-buckling equilibrium is analyzed. The limit cycle oscillation of the post-buckled panel is simulated in time domain. The results show that a two-mode model is suitable for panel static stability analysis and static deformation calculation; but more than four modes are required for dynamic stability analysis. The effects of temperature elevation and dimensionless parameters related to panel length/thickness ratio, material density and Mach number on the stability of heated panel are studied. It is found that panel flutter may occur at relatively low aerodynamic pressure when several stable equilibria exist for the aeroelastic system of heated panel.


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