New Methodology for Optimal Flight Control using Differential Evolution Algorithms applied on the Cessna Citation X Business Aircraft – Part 2. Validation on Aircraft Research Flight Level D Simulator

This study aims to design a morphing winglet structure for the CRJ-700 regional transport aircraft. The morphing technology is applied on winglets to demonstrate a significant increase of the aerodynamic performance of aircraft. From the aerodynamic data of the LARCASE Virtual Research Simulator VRESIM, the aerodynamic benefits in the cruising phase were obtained through a study on the ParaView software. The morphing winglet design was drawn using CATIA V5; this new concept included several structural components, as well as a simple and light mechanism allowing to orientate the winglet angles between 90° and -90° of inclination. The structural model was exported to HyperMesh structural analysis software. Maximum stresses were obtained, and the model demonstrated its resistance to maximum aerodynamic loads as well as load factors of -2G to 7G.

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Structural Design and Control of a Morphing Winglet to optimize the Aerodynamic Performance of the CRJ-700 Aircraft. Part 2 – Control

MEYRAN

PAIN

Botez

et al. 2021

INCAS BULLETIN

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In this study, the morphing technology was applied on winglets for the CRJ-700 transport regional aircraft with the aim to improve its aerodynamic performance. The LARCASE Virtual Research Simulator VRESIM is equipped with highest Level D certified flight data for the CRJ-700. The flight and geometrical data of the CRJ-700 were used to quantify the aerodynamic benefits of the CRJ-700 equipped with a morphing winglet versus its reference winglet. The structural design and the mechanism allowing its rotation were used to allow the orientation of the winglet with angles between 90° and -90°. The control of the orientation of the morphing winglet with its mechanism was finally carried out using the Matlab/ Simulink interface. Therefore, a new concept of morphing winglet was obtained in this research.

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New Methodology for Optimal Flight Control using Differential Evolution Algorithms applied on the Cessna Citation X Business Aircraft – Part 2. Validation on Aircraft Research Flight Level D Simulator

Abstract: In this paper the Cessna Citation X clearance criteria were evaluated for a new Flight

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Morphing Winglet Design for Aerodynamic Performance Optimization of the CRJ-700 Aircraft. Part 1 – Structural Design

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