Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Symbols
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Nonstationary Atmosphere
- 3 Dynamics of Elastically Supported Rigid Airfoils
- 4 Dynamics of Rigid Aircraft in a Nonstationary Atmosphere
- 5 Dynamics of Flexible Aircraft with Quasi-Steady Deformations
- 6 Dynamics of Flexible Aircraft with Small-Amplitude Vibrations
- 7 Time-Domain Unsteady Aerodynamics for Low-Speed Flight
- 8 Geometrically Nonlinear Composite Beams
- 9 Dynamics of Very Flexible Aircraft
- 10 Feedback Control
- Experimental Testing
- Appendix A The Fourier Transform
- Appendix B Von Kármán Model for Isotropic Turbulence
- Appendix C Finite Rotations
- References
- Index
Experimental Testing
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 June 2023
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Symbols
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Nonstationary Atmosphere
- 3 Dynamics of Elastically Supported Rigid Airfoils
- 4 Dynamics of Rigid Aircraft in a Nonstationary Atmosphere
- 5 Dynamics of Flexible Aircraft with Quasi-Steady Deformations
- 6 Dynamics of Flexible Aircraft with Small-Amplitude Vibrations
- 7 Time-Domain Unsteady Aerodynamics for Low-Speed Flight
- 8 Geometrically Nonlinear Composite Beams
- 9 Dynamics of Very Flexible Aircraft
- 10 Feedback Control
- Experimental Testing
- Appendix A The Fourier Transform
- Appendix B Von Kármán Model for Isotropic Turbulence
- Appendix C Finite Rotations
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter oulines the curretn insutrial methods for experimental modal analysis of air vehicles. Both ground and flight vibration tests are discussed, with a focus on large transport airraft with moderately stiff wings.
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- Dynamics of Flexible AircraftCoupled Flight Mechanics, Aeroelasticity, and Control, pp. 448 - 461Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023