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The impact of active controls technology on the structural integrity of aeronautical vehiclesThe findings of an investigation conducted under the auspices of The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) to assess the impact of active controls technology on the structural integrity of aeronautical vehicles and to evaluate the present state-of-the-art for predicting loads caused by a flight-control system modification and the resulting change in the fatigue life of the flight vehicle are summarized. Important points concerning structural technology considerations implicit in applying active controls technology in new aircraft are summarized. These points are well founded and based upon information received from within the aerospace industry and government laboratories, acquired by sponsoring workshops which brought together experts from contributing and interacting technical disciplines, and obtained by conducting a case study to independently assess the state of the technology. The paper concludes that communication between technical disciplines is absolutely essential in the design of future high performance aircraft.
Document ID
19940006869
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Noll, Thomas E.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Austin, Edward
(Army Aviation Research and Technology Activity Hampton, VA., United States)
Donley, Shawn
(Naval Air Development Center Warminster, PA., United States)
Graham, George
(National Defence Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario., Canada)
Harris, Terry
(Wright Lab. Wright-Patterson AFB, OH., United States)
Kaynes, Ian
(Defence Research Agency Farnborough, United Kingdom)
Lee, Ben
(Institute for Aerospace Research Ottawa, Ontario., Canada)
Sparrow, James
(Aeronautical Research Labs. Melbourne, Australia)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: AGARD, Smart Structures for Aircraft and Spacecraft
Subject Category
Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance
Accession Number
94N11341
Distribution Limits
Public
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