Research Article

Numerical Analysis of Free Play-Induced Aeroelastic Phenomena: A Numerical Approach With Adaptive Step Size Control

Table 1

Structural parameters of the aeroelastic model.

ParameterValue

Semichord length ()0.127 m
Span length0.52 m
Elastic axis ()−0.5 b
Mass of wing ()3.293 kg
Static mass moment ()0.08587 kg∙m
Location of C.G. ()0.434
Translational stiffness ()2818.8 N/m
Rotational stiffness ()37.3 N∙m/rad
Structural damping ()2.105 Nm∙s/m
Structural damping ()0.0225 Nm∙s/rad