Abstract: A unified passive damping design algorithm, using active control design techniques and least squares method, is developed to improve the stability and performance of closed-loop controlled structures. ...

Abstract: A wing design optimization study is conducted to determine the effect of the configuration variable, sweep, on the minimum weight with strength and flutter constraints. In addition to sweep, the thicknesses of the plates ...

Abstract: Large structures used in space applications, are made flexible to reduce the high cost of lifting mass to orbit. These highly flexible structures will inevitably be vulnerable to dynamic ...