The dynamic behavior of the landing gear is very important, because it absorbs kinetic energy of the vertical load and reduces aircraft impact at touchdown. In this study, drop impact analyses have been conducted for SUAV's landing gear using the explicit finite element code LS-DYNA J . The landing gear was modeled as a flexible body and the analyses were focused on the dynamic behavior of the shock absorber, the deformation of the tire, energy analysis and the reaction load on the impact surface. Experimental results were compared with the analytical results.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.