Gust Load Alleviation Control Strategies for Large Civil Aircraft through Wing Camber Technology

Abstract

This paper introduces three new gust load alleviation control strategies, which are based on variable camber technology, to achieve the design requirements for the safety, economy, and comfort of modern civil aircraft. These strategies involve adjusting the inner and outer flap differential of wings, spoilers, and ailerons to alter the aerodynamic shape of the aircraft structure, resulting in drag reduction and gust load alleviation during stepped cruise flights. Furthermore, a logic design is provided for both the cruise drag reduction function and the gust load alleviation function. To validate the effectiveness of the proposed gust load alleviation control strategies, simulation results are presented, utilizing ride quality and wing root bending moment changes as the evaluation criteria. The presented approaches ultimately lead to the development of an optimal scheme that meets the desired design requirements.

Keywords

• gust load alleviation control
• wing camber
• civil aircraft
• stepped cruise flight
• logic design