Wing Flutter Suppression under the Influence of Fuel Sloshing in External Tank

Abstract

The control of aeroelastic response of a wing section with influence of the fuel sloshing in external tank is examined through analytical studies. Based on the simplified mass-spring-damper equivalent mechanical model of the liquid sloshing and the dynamic modeling method of the wing/store system, the aeroelastic model of the two-dimensional wing/external tank/fuel sloshing system is established in this paper. The aeroelastic instability of the system is studied, and a flutter suppression controller is designed based on linear active disturbance rejection control (LADRC). The stability analysis shows that the tracking error and the estimation error of the linear state observer (ESO) are convergent. It is shown through simulation results that wing flutter suppression under the interference of fuel sloshing and external tank vibrating can be achieved by using two control surfaces.