Comparison of the passive and active control gust alleviation of a flying-wing aircraft

Abstract

Various gust alleviation technologies including passive and active methods have been investigated. This research is focused on the gust response analysis of the flying-wing aircraft with a gust alleviation device. Both passive and active approaches are investigated. Longitudinal analysis is involved in the gust response analysis. The model is longitudinally trimmed before gust response analysis. The result shows that efficiency is related to the frequency of deflection motion. The active control approach is more efficient than the passive gust control approach.

Keywords

• aerospace components
• aircraft control
• aerodynamics
• passive control gust
• active control gust
• flying-wing aircraft
• gust alleviation technologies
• passive methods
• active methods
• gust response analysis
• passive approaches
• longitudinal analysis
• active control approach
• passive gust control approach