Salvatore Asaro, Direnc Atmaca, Erik-Jan van Kampen, Roelof Vos
{"title":"Control surface allocation based on offline handling quality simulations for a flying wing aircraft.","authors":"Salvatore Asaro, Direnc Atmaca, Erik-Jan van Kampen, Roelof Vos","doi":"10.1007/s13272-025-00906-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-025-00906-2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Commercial applications of flying wing aircraft, such as the Flying-V considered herein, can contribute to reducing carbon and nitrogen emissions produced by the aviation sector. However, because of the lack of a tail, all flying wing aircraft have reduced controllability. For this reason, the placement and sizing of the control surfaces along the wing is a nontrivial problem. The paper focuses on solving this problem using offline handling quality simulations based on certification requirements. In different flight conditions, the aircraft must be able to perform a set of maneuvers as defined by the certification specifications. First, offline simulations calculate the minimum control authority required from the elevator, aileron, and rudder to perform each maneuver. Then, based on the global minimum for all maneuvers, the control surfaces are sized and placed along the wings. The aerodynamic model employed uses a combination of Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) and vortex lattice method (VLM) simulations. The control authority of the control surfaces is estimated with VLM and VLM calibrated with RANS simulations, showing significant differences between the two.</p>","PeriodicalId":38083,"journal":{"name":"CEAS Aeronautical Journal","volume":"17 3","pages":"1063-1080"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13290957/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148333569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Leon Steinhoff, Ann-Kathrin Koschlik, Emy Arts, Maria Soria-Gomez, F. Raddatz, V. Kunz
{"title":"Development of an acoustic fault diagnosis system for UAV propeller blades","authors":"Leon Steinhoff, Ann-Kathrin Koschlik, Emy Arts, Maria Soria-Gomez, F. Raddatz, V. Kunz","doi":"10.1007/s13272-024-00752-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-024-00752-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38083,"journal":{"name":"CEAS Aeronautical Journal","volume":"63 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141652419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Implementation of a toolbox for the generation of flight profiles for use in simulator studies","authors":"Alexander Schiller","doi":"10.1007/s13272-024-00755-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-024-00755-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38083,"journal":{"name":"CEAS Aeronautical Journal","volume":"5 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141658981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A discussion on benchmarking unconventional configurations with conventional aircraft: the box-wing study case","authors":"K. Abu Salem, G. Palaia, Erasmo Carrera","doi":"10.1007/s13272-024-00758-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-024-00758-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38083,"journal":{"name":"CEAS Aeronautical Journal","volume":" 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141671719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesca Roncolini, Giovanni Galante, G. Quaranta, P. Masarati
{"title":"Constrained path planning for manned–unmanned rotorcraft teaming in emergency medical service missions","authors":"Francesca Roncolini, Giovanni Galante, G. Quaranta, P. Masarati","doi":"10.1007/s13272-024-00753-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-024-00753-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38083,"journal":{"name":"CEAS Aeronautical Journal","volume":"57 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141687748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of airtaxi operations in the control zone on air traffic controllers","authors":"S. Schier-Morgenthal, I. C. Metz","doi":"10.1007/s13272-024-00748-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-024-00748-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38083,"journal":{"name":"CEAS Aeronautical Journal","volume":"34 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141694378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Active flutter suppression for light sport aircraft by a control surface split","authors":"A. Kratochvíl, Jakub Valenta","doi":"10.1007/s13272-024-00745-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-024-00745-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38083,"journal":{"name":"CEAS Aeronautical Journal","volume":"171 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141376027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects on the design of aeronautical fuel cell systems by inclusion of reliability requirements","authors":"Markus Schorr, Viola Voth, Christoph Gentner","doi":"10.1007/s13272-024-00743-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s13272-024-00743-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":38083,"journal":{"name":"CEAS Aeronautical Journal","volume":"54 32","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141269900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}