MEMSDUKEPRATT School of engineering


publications by Jeffrey P Thomas.


Papers Published

  1. Thomas, Jeffrey P. and Dowell, Earl H. and Hall, Kenneth C. and Denegri Jr., Charles M., Further investigation of modeling limit cycle oscillation behavior of the F-16 fighter using a harmonic balance approach, Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, vol. 3 (2005), pp. 1457 - 1466 .
    (last updated on 2007/04/07)

    Abstract:
    A computational investigation of limit cycle oscillation behavior of the F-16 fighter configuration using a nonlinear frequency-domain harmonic-balance approach is presented. The research discussed in this latest paper is a follow-on to our work presented at the 2004 SDM conference. Our latest efforts have been directed toward assessing the effects of mean angle-of-attack, wingtip geometry, wing twist, and static aeroelastic deformation on flutter onset and LCO response.

    Keywords:
    Fighter aircraft;Frequency domain analysis;Harmonic analysis;Wings;Flutter (aerodynamics);Aerodynamics;Computer simulation;

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