Strong interactions can occur between the flow about an aerospace vehicle and its structural
components, resulting in several important aeroelastic phenomena. These aeroelastic
phenomena can significantly influence the performance of the vehicle. At present, closed-
form solutions are available for aeroelastic computations when flows are in either the linear
subsonic or supersonic range. However, for aeroelasticity involving complex nonlinear flows
with shock waves, vortices, flow separations, and aerodynamic heating, computational …