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Applications of ko displacement theory to the deformed shape predictions of the doubly-tapered ikhana wing
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Fleischer, Van Tran Ko, William L. Richards, W. Lance |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | The Ko displacement theory, formulated for weak nonuniform (slowly changing cross sections) cantilever beams, was applied to the deformed shape analysis of the doubly-tapered wings of the Ikhana unmanned aircraft. The two-line strain-sensing system (along the wingspan) was used for sensing the bending strains needed for the wing-deformed shapes (deflections and cross-sectional twist) analysis. The deflection equation for each strain-sensing line was expressed in terms of the bending strains evaluated at multiple numbers of strain-sensing stations equally spaced along the strain-sensing line. For the preflight shape analysis of the Ikhana wing, the strain data needed for input to the displacement equations for the shape analysis were obtained from the nodal-stress output of the finite-element analysis. The wing deflections and cross-sectional twist angles calculated from the displacement equations were then compared with those computed from the finite-element computer program. The Ko displacement theory formulated for weak nonlinear cantilever beams was found to be highly accurate in the deformed shape predictions of the doubly-tapered Ikhana wing. |
| File Size | 3541235 |
| Page Count | 30 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20090040594 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6450nx2b |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2009-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance Finite Element Method Pilotless Aircraft Deformation Swept Wings Nonlinearity Mathematical Models Shapes Cantilever Beams Detection Displacement Computer Programs Discretization Mathematics Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
