Aerospace Engineering (AERO)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
AERO 4602 [0.5 credit]
Introductory Aeroelasticity
Review of structural behaviour of lifting surface elements; structural dynamics, Laplace Transforms, dynamic stability; modal analysis; flutter, Theodorsen's theory; flutter of a typical section; wing flutter, T-tail flutter, propeller whirl flutter; gust response; buffeting, limit cycle flutter.
Prerequisites:
MAAE 3004,
MAAE 3300 and
SYSC 3600.
Lectures three hours a week.