This paper describes the development of a new state-of-the-art large wind tunnel model for
active flutter suppression studies as well as the supporting techniques used in tests focused …

Testing of untethered subscale models, often referred to as subscale flight testing, has
traditionally had a relatively minor, yet relevant use in aeronautical research and …

Aeroelastic phenomena occur when aerodynamic and structural loads interact in an
unstable manner. This is a major concern in the design of modern high aspect ratio wing …

Several modeling extensions and numerical improvements to the unsteady vortex-lattice
method are discussed for the simulation of very flexible aircraft dynamics. In particular …

Flutter Free FLight Envelope eXpansion for ecOnomic Performance improvement (FLEXOP)
is a project within the European Union's Horizon 2020 framework. Its main goal is to raise …

The paper presents the control design approaches for the European research project
FLEXOP. The ultimate goal is to develop and apply active flutter suppression and load …

The model-based flight control system design for a highly flexible flutter demonstrator,
developed in the European FLEXOP project, is presented. The flight control system includes …

Flutter is an aeroelastic phenomenon affecting flexible structures in a fluid flow and may lead
to unstable oscillations and to critical structural damage. This paper concerns the design of a …

This article presents the application of aeroelastic tailoring in the design of wings for a flying
demonstrator, as well as the validation of the design methodology with flight test results. The …

The aim of this Paper is to propose a method for constructing worst-case disturbances to
analyze the performance of linear time-varying systems on a finite time horizon. This is …