A Matlab Program To Study Gust Loading On A Simple Aircraft Model

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NLR TP 97379
A MATLAB program to study gust loading on

a simple aircraft model
W.J. Vink and J.B. de Jonge

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Aircraft design Certification Equation of motion
Aircraft reliability Computerized simulation Gust loads
Aircraft structures Computer programs Linear systems
Algorithms Dynamic response Power spectra
Atmospheric turbulence Dynamic structural analysis Vibration damping
ABSTRACT
The present report is part of a "Manual" on aircraft loads, that is being
prepared by NLR. It contains a computer program, to be used in
combination with "MATLAB4 for Windows" (Student Edition) software, to
study aircraft loading due to turbulence. It includes a simple aircraft
response model with two rigid and three flexible symmetric degrees of
freedom and allows calculation of various structural response due to
discrete 1-cos) gusts as well as continuous turbulence. The program is
intended as a "tool" which will also be extensively used in a next report
to be prepared, dealing with gust loads and requirements.
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Summary
The present report is part of a "Manual" on aircraft loads, that is being prepared by NLR. It
contains a computer program, to be used in combination with "MATLAB4 for Windows"
(Student Edition) software, to study aircraft loading due to turbulence. It includes a simple
aircraft response model with two rigid and three flexible symmetric degrees of freedom and
allows calculation of various structural responses due to discrete (1-cos) gusts as well as
continuous turbulence. The program is intended as a "tool" which will also be extensively used
in a next report to be prepared, dealing with gust loads and requirements.
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Contents
List of symbols 5
1 Introduction 7
2 General overview of aircraft response analysis procedures 8

2.1 The transfer function concept 8
2.2 Equations of motion 10
2.3 The loads equation 13
2.4 Basic PSD-equations 13
3 Program development 15
3.1 Functional Requirements 15
3.2 Aircraft model description 16
3.2.1 Aircraft planform 16
3.2.2 Degrees of freedom 17
3.2.3 Calculation of generalized mass and damping matrix 19
3.2.4 Calculation of the generalized stiffness matrix 20
3.2.5 Calculation of generalized aerodynamic matrices 21
3.2.6 Calculation of airloads on wing and tail 22
3.3 Gust input description 24
4 How to use the program 26
5 Concluding remarks 29
6 References 30
3 Tables
10 Figures
Appendices 45
A Derivation of elements in the mass- and damping matrix of

the equations of motion 45
B Matlab files of Gust Response Model 50
C Floppy disk with GRM m-files 83
(83 pages in total)

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List of symbols
A system matrix as function of frequency

b wing span [m]
bt horizontal tail span [m]
C state-space matrix relating outputs to generalized coordinates
c mean aerodynamic chord [m]
cw local chord of a wing strip [m]
ct local chord of a tail strip [m]
Cz local aerodynamic z-force coefficient for wing or tail
α
D state-space matrix relating outputs to inputs (gust)
generalized damping matrix [kg/s]
EI bending stiffness [Nm2]
ew distance between wing leading edge and elastic axis in chords
et distance between tail leading edge and elastic axis in tail chords
F generalized force vector [kg s-2]
aerodynamic force, moment [N], [Nm]
GJ torsional stiffness [Nm2]
H transfer function (function of frequency)
h impulse response function (function of time)
Ixl moment of inertia around local x-axis [kg m2]
Iy aircraft moment of inertia around lateral axis [kg m2]
Iyl moment of inertia around local y-axis [kg m2]
j j2 = -1
K generalized stiffness matrix [kg s-2]
[kb]k, [kt]k stiffness matrices of finite element k for bending and torsion [Nm3]
L lift force [N]
turbulence scale length [m]
lt distance between stabilizer elastic axis and aircraft centre of gravity [m]
lt distance between second wing strip and tail [m]
M generalized mass matrix [kg]
a moment [Nm]
m aircraft mass [kg]
[m]k mass matrix of finite element k
ml mass of an element [kg]
N(0) number of positive zero-level crossings
nz load factor
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Qr generalized aerodynamic matrix for motion response [kg s-2]

Qw generalized aerodynamic matrix for gust input [kg/s]
q pitch velocity [rad/s]
r location vector [m]
T kinetic energy [Nm]
t time [s]
U elastic energy [Nm]
V velocity [m/s]
aircraft velocity [m/s]
w displacement in z-direction [m]
w displacement vector [m]
wg gust input signal (function of time or frequency) [m/s], [m]
x x-coordinate
xl local x-coordinate
xt distance between stabilizer elastic axis and axis system origin [m]
y an output quantity of the aircraft model
y-coordinate
z z-coordinate
z-displacement of the 3/4 chord point of a strip [m]
α angle of incidence [rad]
∆ increment
δ Dirac function
ε downwash angle [rad]
θ pitch rotation angle [rad]
θi pitch rotation angle of a strip due to elastic deformations only [rad]
elastic
ψ torsional rotation angle in a beam element [rad]
Λ sweepback angle [rad]
ξ generalized coordinate
ρ air density [kg m-3]
correlation coefficient
σ standard deviation
τ time delay [s]
Φw n
normalized von Karman power spectral density [s]
φ displacement mode shape
φsear Sears function
φtheo Theodorsen function
ϕ phase angle [rad]
ω radial frequency [rad/s]
ωy rotational velocity around y-axis of a moving axis system [rad/s]
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1 Introduction
The Netherlands Department of Civil Aviation (RLD) has contracted NLR to prepare a "Manual"
on aircraft loads. This Manual, which will be published in separate volumes, is intended for
Engineers and Technicians of the Airworthiness branch as well as in the industry dealing with
structural loads analysis and certification. Apart from providing an overview of the physics of
aircraft loading and the way loads are being dealt with in current airworthiness requirements, the
Manual should provide "tools" to assess the effects of changes in aircraft design or changes in
requirements on structural design loads.
A first volume dealing with aircraft loads in pitching manoeuvres, intended as "pilot", has been
published previously (Ref. 1).
The present report is the first part of a volume dealing with gust loads on aircraft. It presents
the development and a complete description of a computer program to study (symmetrical) gust
loads on aircraft. This program must be used in combination with the software package (the
student edition of) MATLAB4 for Windows. It includes a simple symmetrical aircraft model
with 5 degrees of freedom and allows calculation of a number of structural load quantities due
to discrete gusts as well as continuous turbulence.
All response parameters can be varied in order to study their effect on the magnitude of gust-
induced loads.
This computer program will be extensively used in an other report to be prepared, which will
study gust loads on aircraft, with specific reference to the current Airworthiness Requirements.
Chapter 2 gives a general overview of the aircraft response analysis procedures underlying the
computer program.
The development of this program, including a full description of the aircraft response model, is
presented in chapter 3.
Chapter 4 presents some guidance instructions on how to use the program.
A complete listing of all matlab-routines (M-files) is given in appendix B. These M-files,

constituting the computer program, are also included on the floppy disk going with this report.
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2 General overview of aircraft response analysis procedures
2.1 The transfer function concept

The aircraft response due to turbulence is schematically illustrated in the figure below:
_
The "input" gust wg(t) induces "output" gust loads y (t) = {y1(t),y2(t)...yn(t)}.
Here, the symbol yi(t), may stand for a variety of load quantities such as bending moment in a
certain wing station, total tail load, c.g. vertical acceleration, etc.
We will consider aircraft with linear response properties.

The response of the output yi is fully defined by the impulse response hy w(t):
t i
yi ( t ) ⌠ h ( t τ ) w ( τ ) dτ .
⌡ y iw g
o
hy w(t) describes the value of yi at time t=t due to a unit impulse gust input at time t=0*
i
With regard to hy w(t) we may note that:

i
a hy w(t) = 0 t<0
i
(the system does not respond to inputs that still have to come)
b for a stable system:
lim h (t) = 0.
t→∞ yiw
*
This unit impulse gust input is defined by:
w g(t) δ(t) ,
δ(t) 0 t≠0
∞
⌠ δ(t) 1.
⌡
∞
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Hence for a stable system the Fourier transform of hy w(t) exists

i
∞
Hy w ( jω ) ⌠ h ( t ) e jωt dt . (2.1)
i ⌡ yiw
∞
Hy w(jω) is called transfer function.

i
We may note that
- Hy w(jω) is a complex function
i
Hy w(jω) = Re Hy w(ω) + j Im Hy w(ω).
i i i
- The real part Re Hy w(ω) is a symmetric function of ω:
i
Re Hy w(ω) = Re Hy w(-ω).
i i
- The imaginary part, Im Hy w(ω) is an antisymmetric function of ω:
i
Im Hy w(ω) = -Im Hy w(-ω).
i i
Obviously the impulse response hy w(t) is the inverse Fourier transform of Hy w(jω):
i i
∞
1 ⌠
hy w ( t ) Hy w ( jω ) e jωt dω . (2.2)
i ⌡
2π ∞ i
Hence, if Hy w(jω) is known, hy w(t) and hence the response yi(t) to an arbitrary gust input wg(t)
i i
can be calculated.
If our linear and stable system is excited by a sinusoidal gust input wg(t) = wgejωt, the "steady
state" output response yi(t) will also be sinusoidal with frequency ω:
j ( ωt ϕi ) (2.3)
yi ( t ) yi e .
It can be shown that the ratio of yi(t) and input wg(t) is equal to the transfer function Hy w(jω):
i
j ( ωt ϕi )
yi e Hy w ( jω ) w g e jωt . (2.4)
i
Hence yi / wg [ Re H i ( ω ) ]2 [Im H i ( ω ) ]2
Im H i ( ω )
ϕi arctg . (2.5)
Re H i ( ω )
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The transfer functions for all output loads yi(i=1...n) with regard to the input wg can be
calculated over a range of m frequencies, and combined in one matrix Hyw of size mxn. The
various elements in this calculation will be reviewed in the next subchapters.
2.2 Equations of motion

The response of an aircraft to turbulence can be split into two parts, namely the "rigid body"
response and the "elastic" response. The rigid body response describes the resulting movement
of the aircraft and consists of three translations of the c.g. plus rotations around the three axes
through the c.g. of the undeformed aircraft, while the elastic response describes the resulting
deformation of the aircraft under the loads applied.
In the following we will restrict ourselves to the description of the equations of motion due to
a symmetrical vertical gust field, wg(t). The response to this excitation will also be symmetrical.
The equations of motion will be presented with respect to an "aircraft fixed" axis system with
its origin in the c.g. of the undeformed aircraft and an x-axis coinciding with the aircraft velocity
at the time t=0. (This axis system is usually called "the stability axis system", see Fig. 1.) The
y-axis lies at the nose of the mean aerodynamic chord (mac), defined at b/4 here.
The rigid body response to the symmetric excitation due to gust wg(t) consists of translational
.
or "heave" motion with velocity z(t) in z-direction and a pitch motion with angular velocity
.
θ=q around the y-axis (the response motion in x-direction is ignored or rather not considered).
In principle the structure may deform under load in an infinite variety of shapes. It is customary,
however, to describe the aircraft elastic deformation as a linear combination of a finite number
of well-defined deformation modes. The rigid body movements of the aircraft can be described
by means of rigid displacement modes.
_ _
Thus, the displacement vector w of a point of the structure at location r and time t can be
expressed as
n
w(r,t) φi ( r ) ξi ( t ) (2.2.1)
i 1
_ _
where φi(r ) is the displacement vector of the i’th displacement mode and ξi is called the i’th
generalised coordinate.
Here, the
. indices. i=1. and i=2 are reserved for the rigid body modes heave and pitch respectively;
.
hence ξ1=z and ξ2=θ=q.
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_ _
The rigid body modes φ1 and φ2 read:
T 
φ1 ( r ) ( 0,0,1,0,0,0 ) 
 for r T ( x,y,z ). (2.2.2)

( z,0, x,0,1,0 ) 
T
φ2 ( r )

If, in addition, n-2 different deformation modes are considered, we say that an "n-degree of
freedom" (n-DOF) system is considered.
Throughout the aircraft industry it has become common practice to take as elastic deformation
modes a set of "eigenmodes", that is mode shapes associated with resonance frequencies of the
undamped aircraft structure.
Taking "eigenmodes" has a number of specific advantages, such as:

- Eigenmodes and frequencies are used in flutter analysis. They must be determined anyhow,
and standard programmes for their determination are available.
- The eigenmodes and frequencies and associated "generalized mass" and "generalized
stiffness" can also be determined experimentally.
- Due to the orthogonality of the eigenmodes, various matrices in the equations of motion
become diagonal, which eases the computational effort.
However, the use of eigenmodes is not essential; any set of arbitrary deformation modes can be
used and situations exist where selected deformation modes allow a more accurate description
of the actual structural deformation with as few terms as possible.
For the demonstration model developed in chapter 3, three arbitrary-chosen deformation modes
will be considered.
For our "n-DOF" aircraft model, a set of n equations of motion can be derived, using the so-
called Lagrangian equation:
d  ∂T  ∂T ∂U (2.2.3)
. Q i [ i 1...n ]
dt  ∂ξ  ∂ξi ∂ξi
 i
where T = kinetic energy in the system.

U = elastic energy in the system.
ξi = ith generalized coordinate.
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Qi = generalized force = work performed by the external loads in a unit virtual

displacement in the direction of the ith coordinate.
Parts of this derivation are presented in appendix A.
The resulting set of n equations has the following form:
.. . (2.2.4)
Mξ Dξ Kξ Qr ξ Qw wg
with M = generalized mass matrix.

D = generalized damping matrix.
K _ = generalized stiffness matrix.
Qr and Qw = generalized aerodynamic force matrix and vector, associated with the
aircraft response motion ξ and the input gust wg respectively.
As explained before, we are .interested

_. _. in the steady state response_ to a sinusoidal
_ gust input
wg=wge ; the derivatives ξ and ξ can then be expressed as -ω ξ and jωξ respectively, and
jωt 2
(2.2.4) can be rewritten
[ ω2 M jωD K Qr ] ξQw wg . (2.2.5)

_
Note that generally the elements of Qw and Qr are complex functions of the gust frequency ω.
Equation (2.2.5) can be written in simplified form as
Aξ Qw wg
with A ω2 M jωD K Qr .
The solution of the equations of motion reads:
ξ A 1 . Qw wg . (2.2.6)
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2.3 The loads equation

As explained before, one may define an arbitrary set of output "Loads" yi, for example beding,
shear, torsion in various wing sections, c.g. acceleration, tail load etc.
_ yi can be expressed as a linear function of the input load wg and

We will assume that each load
the generalized coordinates ξ, or, in matrix notation:
y Cξ D wg . (2.3.1)
Combining (2.2.11) and (2.3.1) yields:
y [ C . A 1 . Qw D ] w g , or
(2.3.2a)
y H wg
_
where the transfer function vector H for one frequency is equal to
H C A 1 Qw D . (2.3.2b)
2.4 Basic PSD-equations

Consider again the response scheme of section 2.1:
Suppose the input gust wg(t) is a stationary random process wg(t) having a Gaussian probability
distribution with standard deviation σw and normalized power spectral density function Φwn(ω).
Then each output yi(t) is also random, with Gaussian probability distribution and standard
deviation σy .
i
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σy may be calculated from:

i
∞
σy 2 2
σw ⌠ n
Hy w ( jω ) 2 Φw ( ω ) dω (2.4.1)
i ⌡ i
∞
or σy A y σw (2.4.2)
i i
∞ 1/2
  (2.4.3)
with A y  ⌠ Hy w ( jω ) 2 Φnw (ω ) dω  .
i ⌡ i 
∞ 
The correlation function between output yi(t) and yj(t) is defined as:
∞
⌠ H ( jω ) H ( jω ) Φn ( ω ) dω
⌡ y iw y jw w
∞
ρy y
i j σy σy
i j
(2.4.4)
∞
⌠ Re H n
⌡ y iw ( jω ) Hy jw ( jω ) Φw ( ω ) dω
∞
.
σy σy
i j
Note: -1 ≤ ρy y ≤ 1;
i j
if ρy y  ≈ 1, the loads yi and yj are said to be highly correlated; if ρy y = 0, these loads are
i j i j
uncorrelated.
Another parameter used in PSD calculations is the so-called N(0) value or "number of positive
zero crossings". N(0) for yi is calculated from
∞ 1/2
 
 ⌠ ω2 Hy w (jω ) 2 Φnw ( ω ) dω 
⌡ i  (2.4.5)
1 ∞  .
N ( 0 )y
i 2π Ay
i
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3 Program development
3.1 Functional Requirements

The program is intended for educational purposes as well as for professional purposes; in order
to be available for as many users as possible the program has been prepared for use in a PC-
environment with the Student edition of MATLAB4 for Windows. This imposes a restriction on
the size of the largest matrices that can be handled and hence on the complexity of the aircraft
model that can be treated.
Also, to avoid boredom and loss of user’s interest, the various calculation-options offered in the
program menu should be executable in a reasonably short time, say less than one minute on a
PC with 150 MHz Pentium processor.
In order to provide a clear insight in the aircraft response model, the computational
representation is kept simple. Solution procedures in the frequency domain in combination with
Fourier transforms will be used rather than direct integration in the time domain. Because of this,
the program is only applicable for studying the response of linear systems.
As said before, the program is intended to study various aspects of aircraft response to
turbulence. The effects of various parameters can be evaluated by carrying out successive
response calculations, in which the relevant parameters are varied. The program should offer the
possibility to study the following aspects:
a. The Aircraft response properties.
- Rigid body response behaviour.
The program must allow the evaluation of the effect of changes in rigid body response
properties on gust induced loads. This includes comparison of heave/pitch- and heave
only- response freedom.
Parameters to be variable in program are:
• A.C. size and geometry (wing/tail area, tail arm, sweepback etc).
• A.C. mass and Inertia, and c.g. position.
• Basic aerodynamics (CZ , inclusion aerodynamic inertia).
α
- Elastic response behaviour.
The program should allow evaluation of the effect of deformations of various structural
components on gust induced loads. This includes the effect on the aerodynamic load
distribution (static aeroelastic effect) as well as the inertia-loads (dynamic effect).
Specifically, wing bending and wing torsion (large effect on load distribution as well as
inertia loads) and rear fuselage bending (reduction of tail-efficiency) should be included.
It should be possible to suppress the respective deformation modes separately.
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- Output loads.
The program should calculate output loads for a number of relevant load quantities. The
following output loads are considered of primary interest:
• Centre of gravity acceleration (in g).
• Shear force (positive downward), bending moment (positive tip down), and torsion
moment (positive leading edge up) in wing root.
• Total tail load (positive downward).
b. Input loading cases.
The program must be capable to calculate loads for the loading cases specified in the current
civil airworthiness requirements.
i. Discrete Gust:
(1-cos) discrete gust shape (in accordance with FAR/JAR25).
- Variables are: gust length and gust strength.
Output: Loads as function of time.
ii. Continuous Gust:
- PSD gust calculation:
Input: "von Karman" gust PSD function._
Output: for each output: PSD-function, A, N(0), and relevant correlation functions.
- "real time" continuous gust: Although currently not included in airworthiness
requirements, it is informative to visualize in the time domain the response to
continuous random turbulence.
The program must provide the possibility to calculate response to a random gust signal
with "von Karman"PSD function. Output: Load-time traces for all output loads.
3.2 Aircraft model description

A simple aircraft model with 5 degrees of freedom has been defined.
In the following, a full description of this model will be presented.
3.2.1 Aircraft planform

- The aircraft model is two-dimensional or "flat", that means no dimensions in z-direction are
considered.
- The aircraft "structure" consists of:
• A beam-model fuselage.
• A prismatic wing with sweepback angle lambda.
• A straight prismatic stabilizer.
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The aircraft planform is shown in figure 1.

The "default" values for the aircraft dimensions and main mass properties are given in table 3.1
Basic aerodynamics
Simple strip theory aerodynamics are applied with constant Cz along the wing span (czaw) and
α
along the tail span (czat). The aerodynamic loading on the fuselage is taken into account by
applying a fuselage aerodynamic moment, characterized by a constant moment coefficient cmaf.
The downwash angle ε at the tail is characterized by downwash coefficient dε/dα.
The "default" values are given in table 3.2
Aerodynamic inertia is taken into account by applying Theodorsen’s function to aircraft response
induced incidence angle, and Sears function to gust induced incidence angle.
The expressions used are (Ref. 2):
 
 0.5 ω2 .56085 jω V V2 
.054
 c 
φtheo ( jω )  c2  (3.2.1)
 V   V 
 .09 jω  .  .6 jω 
 c   c 
 
 1.13 jω . V V2 
.52
 c 
φsear (jω )  c2  (3.2.2)
 V   V 
 .26 jω   2 jω 
 c   c 
with V = aircraft speed (TAS).

_
c = mean aerodynamic chord.
Note that Mach-effects are not accounted for in these expressions.

The calculation of the airload on a wingstrip is described in some more detail under
paragraph 3.2.6.
3.2.2 Degrees of freedom

Five degrees of freedom are considered , two associated with the "rigid body" motions heave
and pitch, and three with elastic deformation modes.
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The elastic deformation modes are "partial" in this sense that each of them only describes the
deformation of a part of the structure. The deformation modes are given as simple mathematical
expressions. (Note that the deformation modes are not eigenmodes; they are not orthogonal with
respect to the rigid body modes or with respect to each other.)
In the present model, the deformation modes are "predefined"; they cannot be changed easily.
The elastic degrees of freedom and associated modeshapes are (see also Fig. 2):
- Mode 3: Rear fuselage bending.
The modeshape is given by the following simple polynomial of the 3rd order:
(see Fig. 2a)
1
w3 ( xl )2 ( 3 xl ) (3.2.3)
2
where the "local coordinate" xl runs from 0 at the aircraft axis origin to 1 at the location of
the horizontal tail.
Note that w3 is zero at the axis origin (x=0), and 1 at the tail.
The second derivative of w is a linear function of x, with w"=0 at the tail;hence, the
modeshape corresponds with the deflection of a prismatic bar clamped at x=0 and loaded
by a point load at the tail.
- Mode 4: Wing bending.
The mode shape is given by a 4th order polynomial (see Fig. 2b)
1
w4 ( ( 1 xl )4 4 ( 1 xl ) 3 ) (3.2.4)
3
where the "local coordinate"xl runs from 0 at the wing root to 1 at the wing tip.
The modeshape corresponds with the deflection of a prismatic bar, clamped at the wing root
and loaded by an evenly distributed load. As the wing has a bending stiffness EI that
increases toward the wing root, the chosen modeshape corresponds with the wing deflection
due to a distributed load that increases from tip to root.
- Mode 5: Wing torsion.
The mode shape is given by the simple parabolic expression (see Fig. 2c):
ψ5 2xl xl 2 (3.2.5)
where again the "local coordinate" xl runs from 0 at the root to 1 at the wing tip. As the
torsional stiffness GJ of the wing increases towards the wing root, this torsional mode
roughly corresponds with the deflection of the wing under a distributed torsional loading that
increases towards the root.
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3.2.3 Calculation of generalized mass and damping matrix

To calculate the generalized masses, the rear fuselage and each wing half have been split up in
10 and 5 elements respectively, see figure 3. A wing element has mass ml, and moment of
inertia about the local coordinate system Ixl and Iyl. A fuselage element has the mass ml and
inertia Iyl. The horizontal tail is modelled by one element having inertia properties ml and Ixl.
The aircraft equations of motion (eq. 2.2.4) describe the response with respect to an axis system
that is fixed to the aircraft. Apart from mass coupling elements in the generalized mass matrix,
also damping contributions arise in the generalized damping matrix, due to the non-orthogonality
of the displacement modes chosen here in subchapter 3.2.2. To clarify this, the derivation of
matrices M and D from the Lagrangian equations is discussed in more detail in appendix A.
Assuming the aircraft to consist of k elements, a generalized mass matrix (size nxn for n degrees
of freedom) element Mij is computed from:
T
M ij φi,k [m]k φj,k (3.2.6)
all k
where [m]k = mass matrix of element k

φi,k = mode shape vector in element k.
The element mass matrix is a matrix with the mass and inertia properties of element k. The
vector φi,k contains the relevant displacement and rotiations in the centre of the element k,
determined from mode shape vector φi.
The size of the damping matrix D is nxn; this matrix is associated with the rotational movement
of the considered aircraft-fixed axis system.
The element Dij is calculated from:
D ij 0 j≠2 

 (3.2.7)
.
φi,k [m]k φ1,k 
T
D i2 V
all k 
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3.2.4 Calculation of the generalized stiffness matrix

For the calculation of the generalized stiffnesses the aircraft is divided in the same elements as
used for the determination of the generalized masses (see Fig. 3). A wing element has a constant
bending stiffness EI and a constant torsional stiffness GJ. A fuselage element only has a constant
bending stiffness EI. The tail element is rigid.
For an element of length ∆x, the elastic energy contained in the beam element is given by
∆x 2 ∆x 2
1 ⌠ My ( x ) 1 ⌠ Mx ( x )
U dx dx ,
2 ⌡
0
( EI )x 2 ⌡
0
( GJ )x
or , as ( EI )x w (x) M y ( x ) and
(3.2.8)
( GJ )x ψ ( x ) Mx ( x ) ,
∆x ∆x
1 ⌠ 1 ⌠
U EI [ w 2
( x ) ] dx GJ [ ψ ( x ) ]2 dx .
2 ⌡
0
⌡
2 0
where w = displacement in z-direction (w’’ is second derivative to x).

ψ = torsional rotation (ψ’ is first derivative to x).
The beam elements are modelled such, that the bending moment My varies linearly along the
length ∆x, while the torsion moment Mx is a constant along ∆x. This means that w’’ varies
linearly and ψ’ is constant along the element. The above integrals can then be solved to yield
the following simple expression, which is a function of w"(l), w"(r), and ψ’, where the indices
l and r denote the left-hand extremity and the right-hand extremity of the element respectively.
The value of ψ’ is taken at the element mid-point.
EI
U ∆x ( ( w (l ) )2 w (l)w (r ) (w ( r ) )2 )
6
(3.2.9)
GJ
∆x ( ψ )2 .
2
Applying the equation of Lagrange, we can derive the generalized stiffnesses. For element k the
values (l and r) of the second derivative of the bending displacement by mode shape i are stored
in the vector φ"i,k, and the first derivative of the torsional rotation by mode shape i is stored in
the one-element vector φ’i,k. A generalized stiffness matrix element is calculated with:
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K ij φi,k [ k b ]k φj,k φi,k [ k t ]k φj,k . (3.2.10)
all k
where [kb]k = bending stiffness matrix of element k:
 
EI ∆x 2 1
[ k b ]k  
6 1 2
[kt]k = torsional stiffness matrix of element k: GJ∆x (contains only one element).
It is usual to include so-called structural damping (sd) by adding an imaginary component to Kij:
K ij K ij [ 1 j.sd ] .
A typical value for sd = 0.03.
It can easily be shown that for the 5 displacement modes considered in our model,
K ij 0 , i≠j .
Also, K11 = K22 = 0, as rigid modes don’t result in elastic energy.

Hence, the generalized stiffness matrix contains only three diagonal terms K33, K44 and K55.
3.2.5 Calculation of generalized aerodynamic matrices

The elements of the nxn-matrix Qr in equation 2.2.4 are calculated from:
T
Q r ( ij ) φi,k Fj,k (3.2.11)
all k
where Fj,k represents the aerodynamic force and moment on element k associated with a unit
displacement of the mode j, and φi,k contains the relevant displacement and rotation due to
mode i.
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As we consider only one input wg, the matrix Qw has size (nx1), the element Qw(i) is calculated
from:
T
Qw ( i ) Qi,k Fw,k . (3.2.12)
all k
Note that generally the elements of Qw and Qr are complex functions of the gust frequency ω.
The calculation of the aerodynamic forces and moments in F is treated in the next subchapter.
3.2.6 Calculation of airloads on wing and tail

b
Each wing half is split up in five strips with width ; the horizontal tail is considered as one
10
strip with width bt, see figure 4.
The airload on a wing strip i is calculated from:
b 1
∆L i . cw . ρV 2 [ αw φtheo αg φsear ] C z .
10 2 i i α
Here, αg is the gust induced angle of attack, and αw is the angle of attack of wing strip i due
i i
to aircraft response.
The airload ∆Li acts in the 1/4-chord point; the angle αw is defined by the downward velocity
. i
of the 3/4-chord point zi and by the pitch angle of the strip due to elastic deformation θi :
elastic
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. 3 . (3.2.13)
. wi cw ( ew ) θ i
zi 4
αw θi θi .
i V elastic V elastic
∆Li induces a moment ∆Mi with respect to the elastic axis:
∆M i ( ew 1/4 ) cw ∆L i . (3.2.14)
.
In addition, an aerodynamic moment ∆Mθ occurs, which is specifically related to θi ("apparent
i
profile camber") (Ref. 3).
b 1 1 ( cw )2 . (3.2.15)
∆Mθ . cw . ρV 2 C z . . θ i . φtheo .
i 10 2 α 16 V
The calculation of the airload on the tail is comparable, except for the fact that the angle of
attack αt(t) must be decreased by the downwash angle αt (t), which is equal to the downwash
down
coefficient times the angle of attack of the second wing element αw at the time t’ = t - lt/V:
2
dε
αt (t) αw αg . (3.2.16)
down dα 2 2 t t lt / V
where lt = distance between second wing strip and tail.
In the frequency domain, this time delay is represented by an exponential delay function:
lt
jω
dε (3.2.17)
αt ( jω ) αw ( jω ) αg ( jω ) e V.
down dα 2 2
With regard to the gust angle of attack αg(t), it must be noted that the model assumes a simple
one dimensional "wash board" type gust field. Hence, in case of sweep back the various wing
strips are hit by the gust at different times.
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Taking the time when the most inboard wing strip (the first wing strip) is hit as reference, the
following relations hold:
for wing strip i:
αg ( t ) αg ( t ( i 1 ) τ ) ( i 1...5 ) 
i 

b.tan ( Λ ) 
with τ 
10 V 

for the tail: . (3.2.18)


αg αg ( t τt ) 
t


 b.tan ( Λ )  
with τt xt / V 
 5  
In the frequency domain:
αg ( jω ) αg ( jω ) e ( i 1 ) jωτ ( i 1...5 ) 
i
. (3.2.19)
jωτt 
αg ( jω ) αg ( jω ) e 
t 
3.3 Gust input description

The program offers the possibility to carry out the following calculations:
a Load-time response_ to a single gust with (1-cos) shape.
b Calculation of the A-values and N(0)-values for all output loads plus correlations ρy y for
i j
a number of selected outputs.
c Load time response to a patch of randomly varying turbulence.
ad a:
The input gust is given in the time domain as:
wg   
wg ( t ) max 1 cos  2π
t 
0 < t < t g , else w g ( t ) 0
2  t g  
  (3.3.1)
l g cw
with t g
V
here wg is the gust strength and lg is the gust length, expressed in wing chords.
max
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The Fourier transform of wg(t) reads:
wg  jωt g jωt g 
max  1 e jω ( e 1) 
W g ( jω )  .
2  jω  2  (3.3.2)
  2π  ω2 
  t 
  g  
The time response for output yi is found by an inverse Fourier transform:
∞
1 ⌠
yi ( t ) W g ( jω ) Hy w ( jω ) e jωt dω . (3.3.3)
⌡
2π ∞ i
ad b:
The shape of the turbulence power spectrum is the usual "von Karman"-expression
 8 L 
L 1 ( 1.339 ω )2 
n
Φw ( ω )  3 V 
 11/6 (3.3.4)
  L 2 
2πV  1  1.339 ω  
  V 
L scale of turbulence 762 m ( 2500 ft ) .
ad c:
A stochastic gust signal in the frequency domain is generated
Φw ( jω ) e jϕ ( ω )
n
W g ( jω ) σw
where σw is the intensity of the turbulence patch and ϕ(ω) is random between 0 and 2π.
The time response yi to this signal is a stochastic process calculated from
∞
1 ⌠
y i(t) W g ( jω ) Hy w ( jω ) e jωt dω .
⌡
2π ∞ i
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4 How to use the program
An insight in the program structure can be gained from figure 5. This diagram shows in what
order the different subroutines are called in the program "GRM", the Gust Response Model. A
complete program listing is given in appendix B.
The program starts by typing GRM at the Matlab command line. The user is then prompted to
make some basic choices with regard to the model to be created: the number of degrees of
freedom, and the representation (yes or no) of aerodynamic inertia (Theodorsen and Sears
functions).
On the basis of the above basic choices, a default aircraft gust response model will be generated
by the routine CREAMOD. During this generation process, default aircraft characteristics such
as planform, aircraft mass, and lift coefficients are displayed (in the routine ACDATA) and can
be changed by the user. To influence the flexible modes of the model, the user can also multiply
mass and inertia distributions along wing and rear fuselage by a factor; the elements in the
stiffness matrix for the flexible modes can also be multiplied by a user-defined factor.
The default aircraft characteristics are comparable to a medium-sized jet transport aircraft.
Hints
If you want to remove one elastic mode from the model, this can be done by applying a large
multiplication factor (e.g. 1000) to the corresponding element in the (diagonal) stiffness matrix.
The model can now be considered "infinitely stiff" in this displacement mode. The numbering
of the displacement modes can be found in subchapter 3.2.2.
To investigate the influence of aerodynamic forces due to elastic deformations, the inertia forces
due to elastic motions can be deleted. This can be done by applying a very small multiplication
factor (e.g. 0.001) to the mass/inertia distribution of the concerning aircraft part. Dynamic
inertia forces will then be negligible with respect to the aerodynamic forces due to the
considered mode.
Using the aircraft data from ACDATA and the degrees of freedom with pre-defined displacement
functions (see 3.2.2), the generalized mass, damping, stiffness, and aerodynamic matrices are
generated. Subsequently, the value of the transfer function of each output is calculated according
to equation (2.3.2b) for a range of frequency values. The output load quantities of the model are:
- Load factor ∆nz.
- Shear force, bending moment, and torsion moment in wing root.
- Shear force in horizontal tail root.
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Note that wing and tail roots in this case are on the aircraft centerline.
The program now returns with a menu, from which the user can choose from the following
actions:
1. Calculate and plot time response to (1-cos) gust.
2. Change parameters and calculate new transfer functions.
3. Calculate A, ρ, and plot power spectra of all outputs.
4. Calculate response to stochastic gust patch.
5. Plot transfer functions.
6. Quit.
7. Give keyboard control.
ad 1. The user defines maximum gust speed (m/s TAS) and the total length (in number of
chord lengths) of the gust bump (routine TRESP). Responses are plotted on the screen
(routine PLTRESPS). The results of a possible previous calculation are represented by a
green dashed line, the present results by a yellow line. See the example in figures 6a-6b.
ad 2. The basic model characteristics such as degrees of freedom and planform can be changed
(the program returns to CREAMOD).
ad 3. The routine ABARGRM calculates and displays the A values of all output quantities, and
the correlation coefficients between load factor and wing bending, and between wing
shear and wing torsion. The power spectra (PSD’s) of the outputs (of the present and a
possible previous calculation) are plotted on the screen (PLTSPECS). Note that the load
spectra are multiplied by the frequency, so that the area under the logarithmic graph is
∞ ∞
the total power of the output: ⌠ Φyy (f) df ⌠ f Φ ( f ) d ( log ( f )) .
⌡ ⌡ yy
0 0
See the example in figures 7a-7b.
ad 4. The response to a stochastic gust patch (STCHRESP) takes quite some calculation time,
due to the fact that the transfer functions are generated once again, at more frequency
values (and equidistant) than in the first part of the program. This equidistant frequency
distribution is necessary in order to get a good Gaussian distribution of the stochastic gust
signal. Aircraft responses are calculated to an infinite, periodic patch of stochastic
turbulence with period 34 s, and the first 10 seconds of the period are plotted on the
screen (PLTSTOCH). See the example in figures 8a-8b.
ad 5. The transfer functions of the present and the possible previous aircraft model are plotted
on the screen by PLTTFFS. See the example in figure 9.
ad 6. Exit the program, clear all variables.
ad 7. This option allows to view and/or change parameters when an aircraft model has been
created; parts of the program can also be rerun (for advanced users).
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Hints
As many more interesting effects can be thought of to investigate than the options allowed
during running the program, the advanced user is invited to simply modify the m-files to her/his
purposes. For instance, if we want to visualise the contribution of an elastic mode’s inertia
forces to the total load outputs we first calculate the default model transfer functions. After this,
a new model is generated, this time applying a multiplication factor 0.001 to the corresponding
mass/inertia distributions and a factor 1000 to the corresponding column of the generalized
mass matrix. In this way, the inertia forces are removed only from the output equations
(GENOUT) of the model; the modal responses of the aircraft remain unchanged. Applying a
multiplication factor to a column in the mass matrix is not a standard option in the program,
so the user has to adapt the GENMASS m-file for this calculation. If we now run PLTTFFS, the
difference between the yellow line (present results) and the green dashed line (previous results)
is caused by inertia forces from the considered mode in the previous results.
The open structure of m-files makes it possible to customize the program code (don’t forget to
make a back-up).
As discussed in subchapter 3.1, the GRM program represents the aircraft gust response
characteristics by means of frequency response functions. A limited frequency range has been
implemented as a default, and it has to be kept in mind that signals with high-frequency
components cannot be represented well in the time domain due to the limited Fourier transform.
For instance a (1-cos) gust signal shows irregularities in the time domain representation if the
gust bump is shorter than about 8 chords in the present default conditions.
Another disadvantage of the frequency domain concept is that instability cannot be detected very
well. An indication of instability is however when the time response of an output does not start
at zero for t=0.
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5 Concluding remarks
1 A "MATLAB" computer program has been developed to study various aspects of aircraft
response to vertical turbulence.
2 The program includes a simple aircraft model with 5 symmetrical degrees of freedom. The
various parameters in this model can be varied.
3 The types of gust input that can be simulated include (1-cos) discrete gusts as well as
patches of continuous turbulence. Apart from that, "standard" PSD calculations can be
performed.
4 The program is limited to the study of aircraft with linear response characteristics.
5 This report is intended as part of a "Manual" on aircraft loads.
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6 References
1. Jonge, J.B. de; Tail Loads in Pitching Manoeuvres, NLR CR 96081 L.

2. Bisplinghoff, R.L.; Ashley, H.; Halfman, R.L.; Aeroelasticity, Addison-Wesley Publishing
Company, Inc., Massachusetts, 1957.
3. Fung, Y.C.; An Introduction to the Theory of Aeroelasticity, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
New York, 1955.
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Table 3.1 Aircraft dimensions and main mass properties
property name in default description

program value
cw cw 3.83 m wing chord (= mean aerodynamic chord)

b b 24 m wing span
Λ labda 17° sweepback angle
ew ew 0.35 wing elastic axis position in wing chord lengths
ct ct 2.29 m stabilizer chord
bt bt 10 m stabilizer span
xt xt 17 m distance between stabilizer e.a. and Origin in nose of mac
et et 0.25 tail elastic axis position in tail chord lengths
cx,cg cxcg 0.15 centre of gravity position behind nose of m.a.c, in wing chords
xcg xcg -cw*cxcg center of gravity position in meters (see fig 1; xcg is negative
when cg lies behind nose of m.a.c.)
Sw Sw cw*b wing surface area
St St ct*bt horizontal tail surface area
m m 20e3 kg half aircraft mass

2
Iy Iy 8.122e5 kgm half aircraft moment of inertia around lateral axis
Note that the numerical values given are "default" values, that can be changed independently.
Table 3.2 Aircraft aerodynamic properties
property name in default description

program value
Cz czaw -6.379 wing strips lift coefficient (for Λ=0)

α
cZaw czaw*cos(labda) wing strips lift coefficient in airflow direction
Cz czat -4.61 stabilizer strips lift coefficient
α
t
dε/dα deda 0.35 downwash coefficient
Cm cmaf 0.4 fuselage moment coefficient
α
f
V V 220 m/s aircraft speed (TAS)

ρ rho 0.59 kg/m 3
air density
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Table 3.3 Inertia and stiffness of the fuselage- wing-and tail-elements
Component Element Inertia Stiffness

nr.
(Fig. 3) ml Ixl Iyl EI GJ
2 2 2
(*1e2 kg) (*1e2 kg m ) (*1e2 kg m ) (*1e7 Nm ) (*1e6 Nm2)
Fuselage f1 8.9160 14.470 132.0

f2 1.8750 0.262 99.5
f3 6.8150 5.013 85.5
f4 7.3110 6.634 79.5
f5 2.1870 3.649 73.5
f6 4.1890 4.216 57.5
f7 1.0110 1.309 47.0
f8 0.8874 7.010 35.0
f9 0.8924 7.470 24.0
f10 2.3000 30.000 9.5
Wing w1 20.0 10.333 54.458 16.900 128.00

w2 16.0 8.267 43.566 9.520 64.80
w3 12.0 6.200 32.675 3.450 22.80
w4 8.0 4.133 21.783 1.210 8.10
w5 4.0 2.067 10.892 0.490 3.30
Tail t1 2.90 1.35

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span
b
x1
I
bt
-d--v---
Ilt
---------mm
xt >
t
Note: The aircraft model is “flat”, so all z-coordinates are zero
Fig. 1 Planform of aircraft model

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modeshape fuselage bending

1 .o I I I I
#I = 0.5 x1* * (3 - XI)
0.5
t
0- I I I I
I
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
local coordinate x k
modeshape wing bending

1.0
0.5
0-I
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
local coordinate x!,
modeshape wing torsion
local coordinate xl
Fig. 2 Elastic structural displacement modeshapes

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Yw l -
l - (--
i - 50m5) 2b
Xt, = -xt
Inertia Stiffness
I
Fig. 3 Lumping of fuselage and wing
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b/2
Fig. 4 Distribution of lifting surfaces in strips

C446-05N
7
bt/2
z
make basic model choices
1 I
1 q-J
r
P
CREAMOD
create model
ACDATA
TRESP
define aircraft characteristics
calculate time responses to (I-cos) gust
MASSDSTR
define mass distributions
MODESH
I I PLTRESPS
plot time responses on screen
define mode shapes

I I
2 calculate new transfer functions
GENMASS
create generalized mass matrix ABARGRM
calculate power spectra, Abars, rhos
GENC 3 .
create generalized stiffness matrix PLTSPECS
plot power spectra on screen
define stiffness distributions

STCHRESP
GENK calculate responses to stochastic gust input
create generalized damping matrix 4
PLTSTOCH
GENQ plot 10 s of stochastic responses on screen
create generalized aerodynamic matrix
GENQU
create generalized input matrix I I
5
PLTTFFS
plot transfer functions on screen t-
TFFCALC
calculate transfer functions I I
6 quit
GENOUT b return -
7 give keyboard control b matlab prompt clear
create output equations
+
back to matlab
session
Fig. 5 Overview of gust response model program

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MLR
0
W
File Edit Options Windows Help
1. Calculate and plot time response to (1-cos) gust

2. Change parameters and calculate new transfer functions
3. Calculate Abar, rho, and plot power spectra of all outputs
4. Calculate response to stochastic gust patch
5. Plot t r a n s f e r f u n c t i o n s
6. Quit
7. Giue keyboard control
inter s e l e c t i o n : 1
iiue maximum gust speed (m/s TW) 1

:iue total length of gust bump (chords) 25
Maximum ualues in time responses:

present previous
Fig. 6a Numerical output for option 1 in the menu

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load factor X104 wing root shear force

0.1 II
-0.05
I
0.5 1 1.5 2 0.5 1 1.5
time [s] time [s]
wing bending moment wing torsion moment
X105
‘1
z 0.5
._
F 0
3
4’
5 -0.5
I
0.5 1 1.5 2
time [s] time [s]
tail root shear force
15001 LOADS TIME RESPONSES
TO (I-COS) GUST
present result
- - - previous result
time [s]
Fig. 6b Graphical output for option I in the menu

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-File Edit
- Options
- ‘Windows Help
-
lake a choice from the following
1. Calculate and plot time response to (1-cos) gust

3. Calculate nbar, rho, and plot power spectra of all outputs
4. Calculate response to stochastic gust patch
5. Plot transfer functions
6. Quit
7. Give keyboard control
Inter selection: 3
present previous
Ibar_dn 0.05527 0.05627
rbar_Zw 7.3482e+ 003 6,8968e+003
lbar Mbw 5,3971e+Q04 4,6990e+004
Ibar-Mtw 4,6654e+003 3,8281e+003
rbar:Zt #.7698e+OO2 8,1201e+O02
present preuious
‘ho dnMbw -0.84519 -0.99685
.ho--ZwMtw
- -0.78858 -0.99897
present preuious
I(Q) dn 1.612 1.482
I( O)_Zw 1,369 1.589
I( O)-Mbw 1.660 1.615
I( O)-Mtw 7.808 1.529
I( O)--zt
- 2.107 2-411

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X 1O-3 load factor x10’ wing root shear force

4 6
3
F
V-
-
r2
7
2
1
freq [Hz] freq [Hz]

xlog wing bending moment x IO’ wing torsion moment
IO-
0.01 0.1 1 IO
freq [Hz] freq [Hz]
LOADS POWER SPECTRA

‘v)’
si
t
- 5
N’ present result
cn’
8-
freq [Hz]
Fig. 7b Graphical output for option 3 in the menu

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File Edit Options Windows I-Jelp
ake a choice from the following
1, Calculate and plot time response to (l-cos) gust

3. Calculate I#bar, rho, and plot power spectra of all outputs
4, Calculate response to stochastic gust patch
5. Plot transfer functions
6. Q u i t
7. Giue keyboard control
nter selection: 4
#alculating t r a n s f e r f u n c t i o n s a t e q u i d i s t a n t f r e q u e n c i e s for dn, Zw, M b w , M t w , Zt . I .
;iue rms gust s p e e d s i g m a - w (m/s TIE) 1
‘ut random generator seed to zero? (y/n) [y]
:urbulence p a t c h w ( t ) g e n e r a t e d ; c a l c u l a t i n g r e s p o n s e s . . .
Standard deviation values in time r e s p o n s e s :
present previous
td(dn) cl. 05061 0.05224
;td(Zw) 6,8236e+Q03 6.495Oe+OO3
:td(Mbw) 5.0206e+004 4,4096e+004
td(Mtw) 4,5097e+003 3,5793e+OO3
;td(Zt) 7,5558e+002 7.0811e+002

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load factor wing root shear force
2!=---l
-2’ I
0 2 4 6 8 IO 0 2 4 6 8 IO
time [s] time [s]
X105 wing bending moment x lo4 wing torsion moment
I.51 I I .51 I I
1 1
- 05 .
g g 0.5
-
.-3p 0 .-p 0
a’ 3
3 -0.5 5 -0.5
-1 -1
- . 1 5 4 -1 I
0 2 4 6 8 10 0 2 4 6 8 10
time [s] time [s]
LOADS TIME RESPONSES
TO STOCHASTIC GUST PATCH
present result
-2000 ’ II I 6
0 2 4 6 8 10 g;
time [s] sz
Fig. 66 Graphical output for option 4 in the menu

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load factor x104

wing root shear force
31
2.5 - 1
2 2-
2
-1.5-
8 \
\
\
I’
- ’
0.5 - - - - - .
Ol
0 5 IO 15
freq. [Hz] freq. [Hz]
wing bending moment x IO4 wing torsion moment
x IO5
IO
2.5 1
F
m 2
z
51’1.5
3
g 1
I’
- I _ -I
0.5
4
0 5 IO 15 15
freq. [Hz] freq. [Hz]
tail shear force
4ooom TRANSFER FUNCTION MODULI

3000
r
2
2
- 2000
o.
J present result
N
I’
-
1000 - - - previous result
0 5 IO 15
freq. [Hz]
I
Fig. 9 Graphical output for option 5 in the menu

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_
Velocity of point r = (x,y,o)T:
n
Vx Vo ωy . φi ( x,y ) ξi
x
i 1
n .
Vz Vo φi ( x,y ) ξ i ωy x
z
i 1
n n . .
2
Vz Vo 2 φi ( x,y ) φj ( x,y ) ξ i ξ j
z
i 1 j 1
n . 
2  φi ( x,y ) ξ i  . V o
2
ωy x 2 ωy x
z
i 1 
2 V o ωy x
z
n
as V o ωy φi ( x,y ) ξi ,
x
i 1
n
2
Vx Vo 2
2 ωy V o φi ( x,y ) ξi .
x x
i 1
The kinetic energy is equal to
T ⌠ 1 2
Vx
2
V z dm .
⌡ 2
aircraft
The Lagrangian equations read:
d  ∂T  ∂T ∂U
. Fi .
dt  ∂ξ  ∂ξi ∂ξi
 1
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We will work out the first two terms in this equation.
 n 
d  ∂T  ⌠ 1 dm 2
.. . .
.  φ φ ξj 2 φi Vo ωy . x 
dt  ∂ξ  ⌡ 2 i j z
 i AC  j 1 
∂T ⌠ 1 dm 2 ω V φ
∂ξi ⌡ 2 y ox i
AC
(A.3)
d  ∂T  ∂T
or: . FT ( i )
dt  ∂ξ  ∂ξi
 i
n .. . .
M ij ξ j S i Vo R i ωy S i V o ωy
z x
j 1
where M ij ⌠ φ φ dm
⌡ i j
AC
Si ⌠ φ dm
⌡ i
AC
Ri ⌠ x φ dm .
⌡ i
AC
We will work out eq. (A.3) for the rigid body modes [i=1 and 2] and for an arbitrary elastic
mode (i≥3). The axis system is fixed to the aircraft in the centre of gravity, in the direction of
the principal axes.
Heave: φ1(x,y) = (0,0,1)T
Pitch: φ2(x,y) = (0,0,-x)T
We note: M11 = m [total ac mass]
M12 = 0
M21 = 0
M22 = Iy
S1 = m
S2 = 0 , Si = M1i = Mi1
R1 = 0 , Ri = -M2i = -Mi2
T2 = -Iy.
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Further, as the axis system x,z is fixed to the centre of gravity of the undeformed aircraft, it
follows that ξ1=ξ2=0 for all t.
n .. .
FT ( 1 ) M1j ξ j M11 Vo M11 V o ωy
z x
j 3
n .. .
FT ( 2 ) M2j ξ j M22 ωy
j 3
n .. . .
FT ( i ) M ij ξ j M i1 Vo M i2 ωy
z
j 3
M i1 V o ωy .
x
In matrix notation, we can write:
 .  0  Vo 
M11 M12 ... M1n 
 Vo z   M11 V o 0 ... 0   z 
  x
 
     
   .     ωy 
   ωy  0   
.     M21 V o   . 
.   ..  
x
  ξ3 
FT   ξ     .
.   3     
   .     . 
   .     . 
       
   ...     . 
M ξ  0 0  . 
... M nn   n  
M n1 V o
 ξ 
 n1  x
 n 
Or
.. .
FT ( ξ ) M ξ D ξ
. . .
where ξ ( V o , ωy , ξ3 , .... ξ n )T .
z
The elements Mij of M are defined as Mij = ∫ φi φj dm, or, in matrix notation for an aircraft
consisting of k discrete elements
T
M ij φi,k [ m ]k φj,k .
k
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The elements Dij of D are defined as:
D ij 0 for j≠2
D i2 V o M i1
x
or:
D ij 0 for j≠2
T
D i2 Vo φi,k [m]k φ1,k .
x
k
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B Matlab files of Gust Response Model
% GRM.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Main program for the aircraft Gust Response Model
clear
prevt=[]; prevm=[]; prevS=[]; prevA=[]; prevH=[]; prevstoch=[]; prevstd=[];
ncr = 1;
while ncr==1
modesw=0;
while (modesw~=1 & modesw~=2 & modesw~=3)
disp(’ ’);
disp(’Available types of aircraft model:’);
disp(’ 1 = plunge only’);
disp(’ 2 = plunge + pitch’);
disp(’ 3 = plunge + pitch + 3 flexible modes’);
disp(’ ’);
modesw=input(’Enter the number of your choice: ’);
if (modesw~=1 & modesw~=2 & modesw~=3)

disp(’WRONG KEYBOARD INPUT: Degrees of freedom choice must be 1, 2, or 3’);
end
end
disp(’ ’);
aerinsw=input(’Account for aerodynamic inertia? (y/n) [y]’,’s’);
disp(’ ’);
% create aircraft Gust Response Model (calculate transfer functions)
creamod
ncal= 1;
texist=0;
specexist=0;
stochexist=0;
while ncal==1
disp(’ ’);
disp(’Make a choice from the following’);
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disp(’ ’);
disp(’ 1. Calculate and plot time response to (1-cos) gust’);
disp(’ 2. Change parameters and calculate new transfer functions’);
disp(’ 3. Calculate Abar, rho, and plot power spectra of all outputs’);
disp(’ 4. Calculate response to stochastic gust patch’);
disp(’ ’);
disp(’ 5. Plot transfer functions’);
disp(’ ’);
disp(’ 6. Quit’);
disp(’ 7. Give keyboard control’);
disp(’ ’);
ncont = input(’Enter selection: ’);
if ncont == 1
if texist==1
prevt = [t dnt dzwt dmbwt dmtwt dztt wt];
prevm = max([abs(dnt) abs(dzwt) abs(dmbwt) abs(dmtwt) abs(dztt) abs(wt)]);
end
tresp
texist=1;
pltresps
elseif ncont == 2
ncal=0;
elseif ncont == 3
AbarGRM
specexist=1;
pltspecs
elseif ncont == 4
if stochexist==1
prevstoch = [tst dntst dzwtst dmbwtst dmtwtst dzttst wtst];
prevstd = std(prevstoch(:,2:7));
end
stchresp
stochexist=1;
pltstoch
elseif ncont == 5
plttffs
elseif ncont == 6
ncr =0;
ncal=0;
elseif ncont == 7
disp(’type r e t u r n to get back to the menu’)
keyboard
end
end
if texist==1
prevt = [t dnt dzwt dmbwt dmtwt dztt wt];
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prevm = max([abs(dnt) abs(dzwt) abs(dmbwt) abs(dmtwt) abs(dztt) abs(wt)]);

else
prevt = []; prevm = [];
end
prevH = [f tff];
if specexist==1
prevS = [f Syy];
prevA = [Abars Nnul];
prevrdnmbw = rhodnmbw;
prevrzwmtw = rhozwmtw;
else
prevS = []; prevA = [];
end
if stochexist==1
prevstoch = [tst dntst dzwtst dmbwtst dmtwtst dzttst wtst];
prevstd = std(prevstoch(:,2:7));
else
prevstoch = [];
prevstd = [];
end
end
clear
% creamod.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Creates the aircraft model equations of motion
acdata
massdstr
modesh
genmass
genC
genK
genQ
genQu
% Matrices are now defined for the following equations of motion:

% GM*x*s^2 + GK*x*s - GQ*x + GC*x = GQu*u
% transfer functions of outputs will now be calculated at specified frequencies

tffcalc
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% acdata.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Default and fixed values for aircraft characteristics
% MODIFICATION d.d. 29-5-1997: structural damping default added (WJV)
cw = 3.83; % wing chord (= mean aerodynamic chord)

b = 24; % wing span
labda = 17*pi/180;% sweepback angle
ew = .35; % elastic axis position in wing chord lengths
ct = 2.29; % stabilizer chord

bt = 10; % stabilizer span
xt = 17; % distance between stabilizer e.a. and Origin in nose of mac
et = .25; % elastic axis position in tail chord lengths
cxcg = .15; % centre of gravity position in m.a.c.

m = 20e3; % half aircraft mass
Iy = .8122e6; % half aircraft moment of inertia around lateral axis
gs = .03; % amount of structural damping
czaw = -6.379; % wing strips lift coefficient

czat = -4.61; % stabilizer strips lift coefficient
deda = .35; % downwash coefficient
cmaf = .4; % fuselage moment coefficient
V = 220; % speed in m/s TAS

rho = .59; % air density (this default corresponds with 7000 m)
% The following multiplication factors can be applied
% TO MASS AND INERTIA DISTRIBUTIONS OF WING, REAR FUSELAGE, AND

STABILIZER:
mumw=1; mumt=1; mumf=1;
muIxw=1; muIyw=1; muIyt=1; muIyf=1;
mumtot=1;
% TO GENERALIZED STIFFNESSES OF THE THREE ELASTIC MODES:

muC33=1; muC44=1; muC55=1;
disp(’ ’);
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disp(’The default aircraft model characteristics are as follows:’);

disp(’ ’);
disp(’cw = 3.83; % wing chord (= mean aerodynamic chord)’);
disp(’b = 24; % wing span’);
disp(’Sw = b*cw; % wing surface area (used only for fuselage Y-moment)’);
disp(’labda = 17*pi/180;% sweepback angle’);
disp(’ew = .35; % elastic axis position in wing chord lengths from nose’);
disp(’ ’);
disp(’ct = 2.29; % stabilizer chord’);
disp(’bt = 10; % stabilizer span’);
disp(’xt = 17; % distance between stabilizer e.a. and Origin in nose of mac’);
disp(’et = .25; % elastic axis position in tail chord lengths from nose’);
disp(’ ’);
disp(’cxcg = .15; % centre of gravity position in m.a.c.’);
disp(’m = 20e3; % half aircraft mass’);
disp(’Iy = .8122e6; % half aircraft moment of inertia around lateral axis’);
disp(’gs = .03 % amount of structural damping’);
disp(’ ’);
disp(’czaw = -6.379; % wing strips aerodynamic Z force coefficient’);
disp(’czat = -4.61; % stabilizer strips aerodynamic Z force coefficient’);
disp(’deda = .35; % downwash coefficient’);
disp(’cmaf = .4; % fuselage moment coefficient’);
disp(’ ’);
disp(’V = 220; % speed in m/s TAS’);
disp(’rho = .59; % air density (this default corresponds with 7000 m)’);
disp(’ ’);
change=input(’Change any of these values? (y/n) [n]’,’s’);

disp(’ ’);
if change==’y’
disp(’Give new values of variables mentioned above’);
disp(’when ready, type the letters r e t u r n and give <ENTER>’);
disp(’ ’);
keyboard
end
clc
Sw = b*cw; % ~ 92 m^2 by default (this relation cannot be modified)

xcg = -cxcg*cw; % centre of gravity position
lt = xt+xcg; % distance between stabilizer e.a. and centre of gravity
xref = b/4*tan(labda)-ew*cw; % reference point for wing loads is

% intersection of a/c centerline and wing
% elastic axis. (for wing torsion calculation)
span = b;
b = span/cos(labda); % this b is defined along the wing el. axis
cZaw = czaw*cos(labda);
cZat = czat;
cMaf = cmaf;
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disp(’ ’);
disp(’Default mass- and inertia distributions of wing, fuselage, and tail’);
disp(’are multiplied by the factors:’);
disp(’ ’);
disp(’mumw = 1; % for wing mass distribution’);
disp(’muIxw = 1; % for wing inertia around elastic axis distribution’);
disp(’muIyw = 1; % for wing inertia around local y distribution’);
disp(’mumt = 1; % for stabilizer mass distribution’);
disp(’muIyt = 1; % for stabilizer inertia around local y distribution’);
disp(’mumf = 1; % for rear fuselage mass distribution’);
disp(’muIyf = 1; % for rear fuselage inertia around local y distribution’);
disp(’ ’);
disp(’mumtot= 1; % overall factor applied to ALL local masses and inertia’);
disp(’ ’);
disp(’These element distributions are used in the generation of generalized’);
disp(’mass matrix flexible mode elements and in loads calculations’);
disp(’ ’);
disp(’ ’);
if change==’y’
disp(’ ’);
keyboard
end
clc
if modesw==3
disp(’ ’)
disp(’Elements on the stiffness matrix diagonal are multiplied by:’)
disp(’ ’)
disp(’ muC33=1; muC44=1; muC55=1;’)
disp(’ ’)

disp(’ ’);
if change==’y’
disp(’ ’);
keyboard
end
end
clc
disp(’Calculating transfer functions for dn, Zw, Mbw, Mtw, Zt ...’);
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% massdstr.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
% version 1.1
% 6 October 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% set default distributions for masses and inertia of wing, fuselage
% and tail, inspired by Fokker 100 data
% MODIFICATION d.d. 6-10-1997: wing strip width given in Y-direction (WJV)
% WING - 5 strips with mass and inertia
%bsw=b/2/5; % width of wing strips

bsw=span/2/5; % width of wing strips MODIFICATION d.d. 6-10-1997
xwl=[b/2/5/2:b/2/5:b/2-b/2/5/2]’; % local x’ coordinates of wing strips
distr=[1 4/5 3/5 2/5 1/5]’;

mw = mumtot * mumw * distr*6000/sum(distr);
Ixwl= mumtot * muIxw * distr*3100/sum(distr);
Iywl= mumtot * muIyw * distr*(2.0214e5-mw’*xwl.^2)/sum(distr);
% TAIL - 1 strip with mass and inertia
bst=bt/2;
xtl=2*bst/5; % there is only one tail strip
mt = mumtot * mumt * 290;
Ixtl= mumtot * 135;
Iytl= mumtot * muIyt * (1.6281e3-mt*xtl^2);
% REAR FUSELAGE - mass and inertia lumps
xfl=xt/17*(.4*3.83+[1.090 3. 3.962 6.062 7.183 7.837 9.591 11.6 13.43 14.4]’);

% origin at 0% mac ; at 14.4 m is vert. tail
mf = mumtot * mumf * [891.6 187.5 681.5 731.1 218.7 418.9 101.1 88.74 89.24 230]’;
Iyf= mumtot * muIyf*1e3*[1.4470 0.0262 0.5013 0.6634 0.3649 0.4216 0.1309 0.0701 0.0747
3]’;
% the vertical tail Iy is high because of the
% z-coordinate
% modeshapes.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Define 5 mode shapes: plunge, pitch, rear fuselage bending,
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% wing bending, and wing torsion

% There is a total of 16 mass points in this aircraft model
%
% MODIFICATION d.d. 23-5-1997: 4th order wing bending mode included (WJV)
% MODIFICATION d.d. 29-5-1997: 2nd order wing torsion mode included (WJV)
clear PHIw PHIpsi PHIthe
xfg=-xfl; % local fuselage co-ordinates xfl from massdistr.m

xwg=-(xwl-b/4)*sin(labda)-ew*cw; % Origin is in mac-nose
% PLUNGE
PHIw(:,1)=ones(16,1);
PHIpsi(:,1)=zeros(16,1);
PHIthe(:,1)=zeros(16,1);
if (modesw==2 | modesw==3)
% PITCH
PHIw(1:10,2)=-(xfg-xcg)/lt;
PHIw(11:15,2)=-(xwg-xcg)/lt;
PHIw(16,2)=1;
PHIthe(:,2)=ones(16,1)/lt;
end
if modesw==3
% REAR FUSELAGE BENDING
PHIw(1:10,3)=0.5*((xfl/xt).^2).*(3-xfl/xt); % Bending starts at Origin

% This can introduce a discontinuity at the wing/
% fuselage intersection, if this point is behind
% the Origin. (An aesthetic problem only)
PHIw(11:15,3)=zeros(5,1);
PHIw(16,3)=1;
PHIthe(1:10,3)=3/xt*(xfl/xt-0.5*((xfl/xt).^2));
PHIthe(11:15,3)=zeros(5,1);
PHIthe(16,3)=3/2/xt;
% WING BENDING
%PHIw(1:10,4)=zeros(10,1);
%PHIw(11:15,4)=(xwl*2/b).^2;
%PHIw(16,4)=0;
%PHIpsi(1:10,4)=zeros(10,1);
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%PHIpsi(11:15,4)=-8*xwl/b^2*sin(3/2*pi-labda);
%PHIpsi(16,4)=0;
%PHIthe(1:10,4)=zeros(10,1);
%PHIthe(11:15,4)=-8*xwl/b^2*cos(3/2*pi-labda);
%PHIthe(16,4)=0;
% 4th order wing bending:
PHIw(1:10,4)=zeros(10,1);
PHIw(11:15,4)=1/3*( (1-xwl*2/b).^4 - 4*(1-xwl*2/b) + 3 );
PHIw(16,4)=0;
PHIpsi(1:10,4)=zeros(10,1);
PHIpsi(11:15,4)=-8/3/b*( 1 - (1-xwl*2/b).^3 )*sin(3/2*pi-labda);
PHIpsi(16,4)=0;
PHIthe(11:15,4)=-8/3/b*( 1 - (1-xwl*2/b).^3 )*cos(3/2*pi-labda);
PHIthe(16,4)=0;
% WING TORSION
PHIw(:,5)=zeros(16,1);
PHIpsi(1:10,5)=zeros(10,1);
PHIpsi(11:15,5)=( -4/b^2*xwl.^2 + 4/b*xwl )*cos(3/2*pi-labda)/cw;
% divide by cw for correct units
PHIpsi(16,5)=0; % in state vector ([m])
PHIthe(11:15,5)=-1*( -4/b^2*xwl.^2 + 4/b*xwl )*sin(3/2*pi-labda)/cw;
% divide by cw for correct units
PHIthe(16,5)=0; % in state vector
end
% genmass.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Create generalized mass matrix from mode shapes and local mass data.
% The rigid modes plunge and pitch generalized masses are forced to be
% equal to the aircraft mass and moment of inertia respectively.
% RIGID MODES
gm=[m 0 ; 0 Iy/lt^2]; % pitch mode has been normalized by 1/lt
% TRANSFORM LOCAL INERTIA VALUES TO GLOBAL AXES

% (these values are also used in output calculations)
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phi=3/2*pi-labda; % rotation angle between local wing axes and

% global aircraft axes
Ixwg = (cos(phi)^2)*Ixwl + (sin(phi)^2)*Iywl ; % Ixyl is assumed to be zero; so
Iywg = (sin(phi)^2)*Ixwl + (cos(phi)^2)*Iywl ; % local axes are principal axes
Ixywg= sin(phi)*cos(phi)*(Ixwl-Iywl);
Ixtg = Iytl;
Iytg = Ixtl;
if modesw==3
% FLEXIBLE MODES
Mw = diag([mf;mw;mt]); % inertia data for z-DOF in each point
Mpsi = diag([zeros(10,1) ; Ixwg ; Ixtg]);

Mthe = diag([Iyf ; Iywg ; Iytg]);
Mpsithe = diag([zeros(10,1) ; Ixywg ; 0]);
GM = PHIw’*Mw*PHIw + PHIpsi’*Mpsi*PHIpsi + PHIthe’*Mthe*PHIthe -...

PHIpsi’*Mpsithe*PHIthe - PHIthe’*Mpsithe*PHIpsi;
GM(1:2,1:2)=gm;
elseif modesw==2
GM=gm;
else
GM=gm(1,1);
end
% genC.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Create generalized stiffness matrix from stiffnes distributions.
% Rigid modes stiffness values are zero.
%
% MODIFICATION d.d. 27-5-1997: 4th order wing bending mode and 3rd order
% beam element displacement functions included (WJV)
% MODIFICATION d.d. 29-5-1997: 2nd order wing torsion mode included (WJV)
% structural damping gs added (WJV)
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if modesw==3
stifdstr % local stiffness distribution over elements
% local co-ordinates of left and right nodes of each element
xfl_l = [0 ; ( xfl(1:9)+xfl(2:10) )/2];

xfl_r = ( xfl+[xfl(2:10);xt] )/2;
xwl_l = [0:b/2/5:b/2-b/2/5]’;
xwl_r = [b/2/5:b/2/5:b/2]’;
% calculate derivatives of deflection angles
thederf_l = [zeros(10,2) 3/xt^2*(1-xfl_l/xt) zeros(10,2)]; % w"_l rear fuselage

thederf_r = [zeros(10,2) 3/xt^2*(1-xfl_r/xt) zeros(10,2)]; % w"_r rear fuselage
psiderw = [zeros(5,4) (-8/b^2*xwl + 4/b)/cw]; % psi’ is linear for wing torsion
thederw_l = [zeros(5,3) (16/b^2)*(1-xwl_l*2/b).^2 zeros(5,1)];

thederw_r = [zeros(5,3) (16/b^2)*(1-xwl_r*2/b).^2 zeros(5,1)];
bsf = xfl_r - xfl_l;

EIdxf = diag(EIyf)*diag(bsf);
EIdxw = diag(EIyw)*b/10*eye(5);
GJdxw = diag(GJw)*b/10*eye(5);
GCfb = 1/6*( 2*thederf_l’*EIdxf*thederf_l + 2*thederf_r’*EIdxf*thederf_r + ...

thederf_l’*EIdxf*thederf_r + thederf_r’*EIdxf*thederf_l );
GCwb = 1/6*( 2*thederw_l’*EIdxw*thederw_l + 2*thederw_r’*EIdxw*thederw_r + ...
thederw_l’*EIdxw*thederw_r + thederw_r’*EIdxw*thederw_l );
GCwt = psiderw’*GJdxw*psiderw;
GC = GCfb + GCwb + GCwt;
GC(3,3)= (muC33+j*gs)*GC(3,3); % gs is the structural damping

GC(4,4)= (muC44+j*gs)*GC(4,4);
GC(5,5)= (muC55+j*gs)*GC(5,5);
elseif modesw==2
GC=diag([0; 0]);
else
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GC=0;
end
% stifdstr.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% set distributions for stiffnesses of wing, fuselage
% and tail, inspired by Fokker 100 data
% WING - 5 mass points, 5 elements
EIyw = [16.9e+07 9.52e+07 3.45e+07 1.21e+07 4.90e+06]’;

GJw = [12.8e+07 6.48e+07 2.28e+07 8.10e+06 3.30e+06]’;
% TAIL
% connection between fuselage and stabilizer remains straight (no My).
% REAR FUSELAGE - 10 mass points, 10 elements
EIyf= [13.2e8 9.95e8 8.55e8 7.95e8 7.35e8 5.75e8 4.70e8 3.5e8 2.4e8 .95e8]’;
% genK.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Creates the K-matrix, containing the contributions from rotation of the
% aircraft axis system (omega).
% MODIFICATION d.d. 29-5-1997: additional terms in damping matrix due to omega (WJV)
if modesw == 3
GK=zeros(5,5);
GK(1,2)=-V*m*PHIthe(1,2)*PHIw(1,1);
GK(3:5,2) = -V*PHIthe(1,2)*PHIw(:,3:5)’*[mf;mw;mt]; % the additional terms
elseif modesw ==2

GK=zeros(2,2);
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GK(1,2)=-V*m*PHIthe(1,2)*PHIw(1,1);
else
GK=0;
end
% genQ.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Create generalized aerodynamic matrices for strip model
% NOTE: for wing strips lift at .25cw, no moment, alfa at .75cw
% for tail strips lift at .25ct, no moment, alfa at .75ct
% for fuselage only moment around Ygl due to plunge mode
% MODIFICATION d.d. 29-5-1997: aerodynamic moment due to panel rotation added (WJV)
dp = 0.5*rho*V*V; % dynamic pressure
% ANGLES OF INCIDENCE OF ALL STRIPS
alfawQ1 = PHIw(11:15,:)/V + PHIthe(11:15,:)*(.75-ew)*cw/V;

alfatQ1 = PHIw(16,:)/V + PHIthe(16,:)*(.75-et)*ct/V;
if modesw == 3
alfawQ0 = [zeros(5,2) , PHIthe(11:15,3:5)];
alfatQ0 = [zeros(1,2) , PHIthe(16,3:5)];
alfafQ1 = zeros(1,5);
elseif modesw == 2
alfawQ0 = [zeros(5,2)];
alfatQ0 = [zeros(1,2)];
alfafQ1 = zeros(1,2);
else
alfawQ0 = [zeros(5,1)];
alfatQ0 = 0;
alfafQ1 = 0;
end
alfafQ1(1,1) = PHIw(1,1)/V; % fuselage is one strip with surface area Sw/2

% only plunge mode causes alfa_fuselage
% AERO FORCES ON STRIPS
Z1w = dp*cw*bsw*cZaw*alfawQ1;
M1w = -dp*cw*bsw*cZaw*( alfawQ1*(ew-.25)*cw-cw/16*cw/V*PHIthe(11:15,:) );
Z0w = dp*cw*bsw*cZaw*alfawQ0; % M1w contains the contribution due to rotation
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% of the panel, as given by Ref. FUNG.

Z1t = dp*ct*bst*cZat*alfatQ1;
Z0t = dp*ct*bst*cZat*alfatQ0;
M1f = dp*cw*b/2*cMaf*alfafQ1;
% CONTRIBUTIONS TO GENERALIZED AERO MATRIX FROM EACH PART
Q1w = PHIw(11:15,:)’*Z1w + PHIthe(11:15,:)’*M1w;

Q0w = PHIw(11:15,:)’*Z0w + PHIthe(11:15,:)’*(-Z0w*(ew-.25)*cw);
Q1t = PHIw(16,:)’*Z1t + PHIthe(16,:)’*(-Z1t*(et-.25)*ct);

Q0t = PHIw(16,:)’*Z0t + PHIthe(16,:)’*(-Z0t*(et-.25)*ct);
if modesw==1
Q1f = 0; % Mf only influences the pitching mode
Q0f = 0;
elseif modesw==2
Q1f = [0 PHIthe(1,2)]’*M1f; % Mf only influences the pitching mode
Q0f = zeros(2,2);
else
Q1f = [0 PHIthe(1,2) 0 0 0]’*M1f; % Mf only influences the pitching mode
Q0f = zeros(5,5);
end
% DOWNWASH CONTRIBUTION downwash is calculated with respect to 2nd wing strip
downw1=alfawQ1(2,:)*deda;
downw0=alfawQ0(2,:)*deda;
tau=(xt+xwg(2))/V; % time delay between 2nd wing strip and tail strip
Z1d = dp*ct*bst*cZat*(-downw1);
Z0d = dp*ct*bst*cZat*(-downw0);
Q1d = PHIw(16,:)’*Z1d + PHIthe(16,:)’*(-Z1d*(et-.25)*ct);

Q0d = PHIw(16,:)’*Z0d + PHIthe(16,:)’*(-Z0d*(et-.25)*ct);
% THEODORSEN FUNCTIONS
if aerinsw == ’n’
theows = ’theow=1;’;
theots = ’theot=1;’;
else
vcw = V/cw; vct = V/ct;
theows = ’theow=(.5*s*s+.56085*s*vcw+.054*vcw*vcw)/((s+.09*vcw)*(s+.6*vcw));’;
theots = ’theot=(.5*s*s+.56085*s*vct+.054*vct*vct)/((s+.09*vct)*(s+.6*vct));’;
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end
% TOTAL GENERALIZED AERODYNAMIC MATRIX
GQs = [’GQ = s*(Q1w+Q1f)*theow + s*Q1t*theot ’...

’+ (Q0w+Q0f)*theow + Q0t*theot + s*Q1d*exp(-tau*s)*theot’...
’+ Q0d*exp(-tau*s)*theot;’];
% NOTE that this is
% just a string!
% These strings are evaluated later on, in tffcalc.m, when s is known.
% genQu.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Create generalized input matrix for vertical gust input
% ANGLES OF INCIDENCE OF ALL STRIPS DUE TO VERTICAL GUST SPEED
alfawu = ones(5,1)/V;
alfatu = 1/V;
alfafu = 1/V;
% GENERALIZED FORCES
Zwu = dp*cw*bsw*cZaw*alfawu;
Ztu = dp*ct*bst*cZat*alfatu;
Mfu = dp*cw*b/2*cMaf*alfafu;
% TIME DELAYS WITH RESPECT TO FIRST WING STRIP (no delay applied to fuselage)
tdelw = -(xwg-xwg(1))/V;
tdelt = (xt+xwg(1))/V;
% CONTRIBUTIONS TO GENERALIZED INPUT MATRIX FROM EACH PART
Quw = [’( PHIw(11:15,:)’’*(Zwu.*exp(-tdelw*s)) + ’...

’PHIthe(11:15,:)’’*((-Zwu.*exp(-tdelw*s))*(ew-.25)*cw) )’];
Qut = [’( PHIw(16,:)’’*(Ztu.*exp(-tdelt*s)) + ’...
’PHIthe(16,:)’’*(-(Ztu.*exp(-tdelt*s))*(et-.25)*ct) )’];
if modesw == 3
Quf = [0 PHIthe(1,2) 0 0 0]’*Mfu;
elseif modesw == 2
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Quf = [0 PHIthe(1,2)]’*Mfu;
else
Quf =0;
end
% DOWNWASH CONTRIBUTION downwash is calculated with respect to 2nd wing strip
downwu=alfawu(2,1)*deda;
Zdu = dp*ct*bst*cZat*(-downwu);
Qud = PHIw(16,:)’*Zdu + PHIthe(16,:)’*(-Zdu*(et-.25)*ct);
% SEARS FUNCTIONS
if aerinsw == ’n’
searws = ’searw=1;’;
searts = ’seart=1;’;
else
searws = ’searw=(1.13*s*vcw+.52*vcw*vcw)/((s+.26*vcw)*(s+2*vcw));’;
searts = ’seart=(1.13*s*vct+.52*vct*vct)/((s+.26*vct)*(s+2*vct));’;
end
% TOTAL GENERALIZED AERODYNAMIC MATRIX FOR GUST INPUTS (s=j*omega

must be known)
GQus=[’GQu=’ Quw ’*searw +’ Qut ’*seart + Quf*searw + Qud*exp(-tau*s);’];
% genout.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Create output matrices for outputs:
% d_n, dZ_wing, dMb_wing, dMt_wing, and dZ_tail
% d_n=(-s^2 * h + s * theta * V -
% - s^2 * 1/m_ac * sum(m_k*w_k3+m_k*w_k4+m_k*w_k5)/9.81
%
% fuselage and wing bending cause a cg displacement (modes are not orthogonal
% to the plunge mode)
if modesw == 3
dnC = [-s^2*PHIw(1,1) s*V*PHIthe(1,2) (-s^2)/m*diag(Mw)’*PHIw(:,3:5)]/9.81;
elseif modesw == 2
dnC = [-s^2*PHIw(1,1) s*V*PHIthe(1,2)]/9.81;
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else
dnC = [-s^2*PHIw(1,1)]/9.81;
end
dnD = 0;
% dZ_wing wing root shear force (root is at a/c centerline), pos. down
dZwC = (s*sum(Z1w) + sum(Z0w)) * theow;

dZwCi= -s^2 * sum(diag(mw)*PHIw(11:15,:));
if modesw ~= 1
dZwCi(1,2)=dZwCi(1,2)+s*V*PHIthe(1,2)*sum(mw);
end
dZwC = dZwC+dZwCi;
dZwD = sum(Zwu.*exp(-tdelw*s))*searw;
% dMx_wing wing root "bending" moment (root is at a/c centerline),

% pos. tip down
dMxwC = (s*sum(diag(xwl*cos(labda))*Z1w) + sum(diag(xwl*cos(labda))*Z0w))*...

theow;
dMxwCi= -s^2 * sum( diag(mw.*xwl*cos(labda))*PHIw(11:15,:) )...
-s^2 * sum( diag(Ixwg)*PHIpsi(11:15,:) );
if modesw ~= 1
dMxwCi(1,2)=dMxwCi(1,2)+s*V*PHIthe(1,2)*(mw’*xwl*cos(labda));
end
dMxwC = dMxwC+dMxwCi;
dMxwD = sum((xwl*cos(labda)).*(Zwu.*exp(-tdelw*s)))*searw;
% dMy_wing wing root "torsion" moment (root is at a/c centerline),

% positive leading edge up
dMywC = (s*sum(diag(xref-(xwg+(ew-.25)*cw))*Z1w) + ...

sum(diag(xref-(xwg+(ew-.25)*cw))*Z0w)) * theow;
dMywCi= -s^2 * sum( diag(mw.*(xref-xwg))*PHIw(11:15,:) )...
-s^2 * sum( diag(Iywg)*PHIthe(11:15,:) );
if modesw ~= 1
dMywCi(1,2)=dMywCi(1,2)+s*V*PHIthe(1,2)*(mw’*(xref-xwg));
end
dMywC = dMywC+dMywCi;
dMywD = sum((xref-(xwg+(ew-.25)*cw)).*(Zwu.*exp(-tdelw*s)))*searw;
% CALCULATE dMb and dMt for wing root
hulp = dMxwC*cos(labda)+dMywC*sin(labda);
dMtwC= -dMxwC*sin(labda)+dMywC*cos(labda);
dMbwC= hulp;
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hulp = dMxwD*cos(labda)+dMywD*sin(labda);
dMtwD= -dMxwD*sin(labda)+dMywD*cos(labda);
dMbwD= hulp;
% TAIL SHEAR FORCE, positive downward
dZtC = (s*(Z1t+Z1d*exp(-tau*s)) + (Z0t+Z0d*exp(-tau*s))) * theot;

dZtCi= -s^2 * mt*PHIw(16,:);
if modesw ~= 1
dZtCi(1,2)=dZtCi(1,2)+s*V*PHIthe(1,2)*mt;
end
dZtC = dZtC+dZtCi;
dZtD = Ztu.*exp(-tdelt*s)*seart + Zdu.*exp(-tau*s)*theot;
% OUTPUT MATRICES
Cy = [dnC ; dZwC ; dMbwC ; dMtwC ; dZtC];

Dy = [dnD ; dZwD ; dMbwD ; dMtwD ; dZtD];
% tffcalc.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Calculate output transfer functions w.r.t. gust input for
% a given frequency range.
clear tff
%f=logspace(-2,1.176,100)’; % from 0.01 up to 15 Hz in 100 steps logarithmically

f=[(.001:.025:3) (3:.1:15)]’; % two step widths
%f=[(.002:.05:15)]’;
%f=[(.001:.005:2) (2:.05:15)]’; % two step widths
om=2*pi*f;
for k=1:length(om)
s = j*om(k);
eval(theows);
eval(theots);
eval(GQs);
eval(searws);
eval(searts);
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eval(GQus);
genout
% We now have the system:

% GM*x*s^2 + GK*x*s - GQ*x + GC*x = GQu*u
% y = Cy*x + Dy*u
% x = [s^2*GM + s*GK - GQ + GC]^-1 * GQu*u

% y/u = Cy*( [s^2*GM + s*GK - GQ + GC]^-1 * GQu ) + Dy
tff(:,k)= Cy*( ((s^2*GM + s*GK - GQ + GC)\GQu) ) + Dy;
end
tff=tff.’;
% tresp.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Calculate time response to gust inputs:
% y(t) = 1/pi * INTEGRAL( real(YS)*cos(om*t) - imag(YS)*sin(om*t) )
s=j*om;
t=[0:.02:2]’;
% (1-COS) TYPE OF GUST
disp(’ ’);
wg = []; lg = [];
while wg == []
wg=input(’Give maximum gust speed (m/s TAS) ’);
end
while lg == []
lg=input(’Give total length of gust bump (chords) ’);
end
disp(’ ’);
tg=cw*lg/V;
ve=exp(-tg*s);
vh=(1-ve)./s;
ws=.5*wg*( vh+s.*(ve-1)./((s.^2)+(2*pi/tg)^2) );
% for Student Version:

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for k=1:length(t)
wt(k,1)=1/pi*trapz( om,(real(ws).*cos(om*t(k))-imag(ws).*sin(om*t(k))) );
end
% the following integration is twice as fast:

%wt=1/pi*trapz( om,(diag(real(ws))*cos(om*t’)-diag(imag(ws))*sin(om*t’)) );
%wt=wt’;
clear ys
%ys = diag(ws)*tff;

for k=1:5
ys(:,k)= (ws).*tff(:,k);
end
%dnt=1/pi*trapz( om,diag(real(ys(:,1)))*cos(om*t’)-diag(imag(ys(:,1)))*sin(om*t’) )’;

%dzwt=1/pi*trapz( om,diag(real(ys(:,2)))*cos(om*t’)-diag(imag(ys(:,2)))*sin(om*t’) )’;
%dmbwt=1/pi*trapz( om,diag(real(ys(:,3)))*cos(om*t’)-diag(imag(ys(:,3)))*sin(om*t’) )’;
%dmtwt=1/pi*trapz( om,diag(real(ys(:,4)))*cos(om*t’)-diag(imag(ys(:,4)))*sin(om*t’) )’;
%dztt=1/pi*trapz( om,diag(real(ys(:,5)))*cos(om*t’)-diag(imag(ys(:,5)))*sin(om*t’) )’;

for k=1:length(t)
dnt(k,1)=1/pi*trapz( om,real(ys(:,1)).*cos(om*t(k))-imag(ys(:,1)).*sin(om*t(k)) );
dzwt(k,1)=1/pi*trapz( om,real(ys(:,2)).*cos(om*t(k))-imag(ys(:,2)).*sin(om*t(k)) );
dmbwt(k,1)=1/pi*trapz( om,real(ys(:,3)).*cos(om*t(k))-imag(ys(:,3)).*sin(om*t(k)) );
dmtwt(k,1)=1/pi*trapz( om,real(ys(:,4)).*cos(om*t(k))-imag(ys(:,4)).*sin(om*t(k)) );
dztt(k,1)=1/pi*trapz( om,real(ys(:,5)).*cos(om*t(k))-imag(ys(:,5)).*sin(om*t(k)) );
end
disp(’ ’);
disp(’ Maximum values in time responses:’);
disp(’ ’);
if prevm==[]
disp([’max(|dn|) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,max(abs(dnt))))]);
disp([’max(|Zw|) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,max(abs(dzwt))))]);
disp([’max(|Mbw|) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,max(abs(dmbwt))))]);
disp([’max(|Mtw|) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,max(abs(dmtwt))))]);
disp([’max(|Zt|) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,max(abs(dztt))))]);
else
disp(’ present previous’);
disp([’max(|dn|) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,max(abs(dnt)))),...
’ ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,prevm(1)))]);
disp([’max(|Zw|) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,max(abs(dzwt)))),...
’ ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,prevm(2)))]);
disp([’max(|Mbw|) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,max(abs(dmbwt)))),...
disp([’max(|Mtw|) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,max(abs(dmtwt)))),...
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disp([’max(|Zt|) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,max(abs(dztt)))),...
end
disp(’ ’);
pause(1);
% pltresps.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Plot time responses of GRM model
% The function pltdash is implemented in order to make
% the printer print the dashed line actually dashed.
figure(1)
clg
orient tall
subplot(321)
plot(t,dnt)
if prevt~=[]
hold on
pltdash(prevt(:,1),prevt(:,2))
end
xlabel(’time [s]’)
ylabel(’dn [-/-]’)
title(’load factor’)
subplot(322)
plot(t,dzwt)
if prevt~=[]
hold on
end
ylabel(’dZ_wing [N]’)
title(’wing root shear force’)
subplot(323)
plot(t,dmbwt)
if prevt~=[]
hold on
end
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ylabel(’dMb_wing [Nm]’)
title(’wing bending moment’)
subplot(324)
plot(t,dmtwt)
if prevt~=[]
hold on
end
ylabel(’dMt_wing [Nm]’)
title(’wing torsion moment’)
subplot(325)
plot(t,dztt)
if prevt~=[]
hold on
end
ylabel(’dZ_tail [N]’)
title(’tail root shear force’)
subplot(326)
axis(’off’)
text(0,.8,’LOADS TIME RESPONSES’)
text(0,.65,’ TO (1-COS) GUST’)
text(.1,.3,’____ present result’,’Color’,’y’)
if prevt~=[]
text(.1,.15,’_ _ _ previous result’,’Color’,’g’)
end
figure(2)
clg
subplot(121)
plot(t,wt)
if prevt~=[]
hold on
end
ylabel(’w [m/s]’)
title(’vertical gust speed’)
subplot(122)
axis(’off’)
text(0,.8,’(1-COS) GUST INPUT’)
text(.1,.4,’____ present input’,’Color’,’y’)
if prevt~=[]
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text(.1,.25,’_ _ _ previous input’,’Color’,’g’)

end
% AbarGRM.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Calculates Abar, rho, N(0) and Power Spectra of the GRM model outputs
l =762; % turbulence scale parameter

phiww =VKARM(f,l,V); % two-sided (!!) von Karman spectrum
%Syy = 2*diag(phiww)*(abs(tff).^2); % these spectra are one-sided !!!

%Abars = sqrt( trapz(f,Syy) );

for k=1:5
Syy(:,k) = 2*(phiww).*(abs(tff(:,k)).^2); % these spectra are one-sided !!!
Abars(k) = sqrt( trapz(f,Syy(:,k)) );
end
disp(’ ’);
if prevA==[]
disp([’Abar_dn ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,Abars(1)))]);
disp([’Abar_Zw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,Abars(2)))]);
disp([’Abar_Mbw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,Abars(3)))]);
disp([’Abar_Mtw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,Abars(4)))]);
disp([’Abar_Zt ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,Abars(5)))]);
else
disp([’Abar_dn ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,Abars(1))),...
’ ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,prevA(1)))]);
disp([’Abar_Zw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,Abars(2))),...
’ ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,prevA(2)))]);
disp([’Abar_Mbw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,Abars(3))),...
disp([’Abar_Mtw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,Abars(4))),...
disp([’Abar_Zt ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,Abars(5))),...
end
disp(’ ’);
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rhodnmbw =2*trapz(f,(real(tff(:,1)).*real(tff(:,3))+imag(tff(:,1))...
.*imag(tff(:,3))).*phiww)/Abars(1)/Abars(3);
rhozwmbw =2*trapz(f,(real(tff(:,2)).*real(tff(:,3))+imag(tff(:,2))...
rhozwmtw =2*trapz(f,(real(tff(:,2)).*real(tff(:,4))+imag(tff(:,2))...
rhombwmtw=2*trapz(f,(real(tff(:,3)).*real(tff(:,4))+imag(tff(:,3))...
rhozwzt =2*trapz(f,(real(tff(:,2)).*real(tff(:,5))+imag(tff(:,2))...
rhodnzt =2*trapz(f,(real(tff(:,1)).*real(tff(:,5))+imag(tff(:,1))...
if prevA==[]
disp([’rho_dnMbw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,rhodnmbw))]);
disp([’rho_ZwMtw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,rhozwmtw))]);
else
disp([’rho_dnMbw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,rhodnmbw)),...
’ ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,prevrdnmbw))]);
disp([’rho_ZwMtw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,rhozwmtw)),...
’ ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,prevrzwmtw))]);
end
disp(’ ’);
% Calculate the N(0) values
Nnul(1) = sqrt( trapz(f,Syy(:,1).*(f.^2))/trapz(f,Syy(:,1)) );

disp(’ ’);
if prevA==[]
disp([’N(0)_dn ’,num2str(sprintf(’%7.3f’,Nnul(1)))]);
disp([’N(0)_Zw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%7.3f’,Nnul(2)))]);
disp([’N(0)_Mbw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%7.3f’,Nnul(3)))]);
disp([’N(0)_Mtw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%7.3f’,Nnul(4)))]);
disp([’N(0)_Zt ’,num2str(sprintf(’%7.3f’,Nnul(5)))]);
else
disp([’N(0)_dn ’,num2str(sprintf(’%7.3f’,Nnul(1))),...
disp([’N(0)_Zw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%7.3f’,Nnul(2))),...
disp([’N(0)_Mbw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%7.3f’,Nnul(3))),...
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disp([’N(0)_Mtw ’,num2str(sprintf(’%7.3f’,Nnul(4))),...
disp([’N(0)_Zt ’,num2str(sprintf(’%7.3f’,Nnul(5))),...
end
disp(’ ’);
% pltspecs.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Plot power spectra of GRM model
figure(1)
clg
if prevS~=[]
nst=length(prevS);
dash=.025;
for k=2:6
prevSp(:,k)=prevS(:,1).*prevS(:,k);
end
prevSp(:,1)=prevS(:,1);
end
orient tall
subplot(321)
semilogx(f,f.*Syy(:,1))
if prevS~=[]
hold on
logxdash(prevSp(:,1),prevSp(:,2))
end
axs=axis;
axis([min(f) max(f) axs(3) axs(4)])
fh=gca;
set(fh,’XTick’,[.01 .1 1 10])
xlabel(’freq [Hz]’)
ylabel(’f*S_dn [1/s]’)
subplot(322)
if prevS~=[]
hold on
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end
axs=axis;
fh=gca;
set(fh,’XTick’,[.01 .1 1 10])
ylabel(’f*S_Zw [N^2/s]’)
subplot(323)
if prevS~=[]
hold on
end
axs=axis;
fh=gca;
set(fh,’XTick’,[.01 .1 1 10])
ylabel(’f*S_Mb [N^2m^2/s]’)
subplot(324)
if prevS~=[]
hold on
end
axs=axis;
fh=gca;
set(fh,’XTick’,[.01 .1 1 10])
ylabel(’f*S_Mt [N^2m^2/s]’)
subplot(325)
if prevS~=[]
hold on
end
axs=axis;
fh=gca;
set(fh,’XTick’,[.01 .1 1 10])
ylabel(’f*S_Zt [N^2/s]’)
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subplot(326)
axis(’off’)
text(0,.8,’LOADS POWER SPECTRA’)
if prevS~=[]
end
% stchresp.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Calculate time response to stochastic gust input:
% y(t) = ifft(YS)
%
% NOTE: max. number of elements in a matrix must be <=8192 for Student Version
% Transfer functions are calculated at uniformly spaced frequencies
tg = 34;
nstps = 1024;
% add rv970624 for 10 sec plot
tottime=10;
tgeff = fix(tottime*nstps/tg);
% end add rv970624
fst = ((nstps/2/tg)*(0:nstps/2)/(nstps/2))’;
tst = [0:tg/nstps:tg-tg/nstps]’;
% Nyquist frequency is about 15 Hz (nstps/2/tg)
clc
disp(’Calculating transfer functions at equidistant frequencies for dn, Zw, Mbw, Mtw, Zt ...’);
omst=2*pi*fst;
clear tffst ys
tffst(:,1)=zeros(5,1);
for k=2:length(omst) % omega=0 leads to singular matrix in tff
s = j*omst(k);
eval(theows);
eval(theots);
eval(GQs);
eval(searws);
eval(searts);
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eval(GQus);
genout
if k>1
tffst(:,k)= Cy*( ((s^2*GM + s*GK - GQ + GC)\GQu) ) + Dy;
else
tffst(:,k)= zeros(5,1);
end
end
tffst=tffst.’;
% STOCHASTIC TYPE OF GUST, COMPLYING WITH VON KARMAN PSD
disp(’ ’);
sigw = []; rgen=[];
while sigw == []
sigw=input(’Give rms gust speed sigma_w (m/s TAS) ’);
end
rgen=input(’Put random generator seed to zero? (y/n) [y]’,’s’);
disp(’ ’);
if (rgen==[] | rgen==’y’)
rand(’seed’,0);
end
L = 762; % scale of von Karman spectrum

ws = sqrt(tg)*sigw*sqrt(VKARM(fst,L,V)).*exp(j*rand(length(fst),1)*2*pi);
% The mean of the time signal will be 0 if ws(0)=0
ws(1)=0;
for k = 1:5
ys(:,k) = ws.*tffst(:,k);
end
% Create Hermitian sequence for fft-procedure:

ws(nstps/2+2:nstps) =conj(ws(nstps/2:-1:2));
ys(nstps/2+2:nstps,:) =conj(ys(nstps/2:-1:2,:));
% in the time domain:

wtst=2*fst(nstps/2+1)*fftshift( real(ifft(ws)) ); % 2*fst(nstps/2+1) = 1/dt
%%wtst=1/pi*trapz( omst,(diag(real(ws))*cos(omst*tst’)-diag(imag(ws))*sin(omst*tst’)) );
%%wtst=wtst’;
disp(’turbulence patch w(t) generated; calculating responses...’);

disp(’ ’);
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dntst=2*fst(nstps/2+1)*fftshift( real(ifft(ys(:,1))) );
dzwtst=2*fst(nstps/2+1)*fftshift( real(ifft(ys(:,2))) );
dmbwtst=2*fst(nstps/2+1)*fftshift( real(ifft(ys(:,3))) );
dmtwtst=2*fst(nstps/2+1)*fftshift( real(ifft(ys(:,4))) );
dzttst=2*fst(nstps/2+1)*fftshift( real(ifft(ys(:,5))) );
%%rv970624
tst=tst(1:tgeff);
wtst=wtst(1:tgeff);
dntst=dntst(1:tgeff);
dzwtst=dzwtst(1:tgeff);
dmbwtst=dmbwtst(1:tgeff);
dmtwtst=dmtwtst(1:tgeff);
dzttst=dzttst(1:tgeff);
%%rv970624 tst=tst(1:602);
%%rv970624 wtst=wtst(1:602);
%%rv970624 dntst=dntst(1:602);
%%rv970624 dzwtst=dzwtst(1:602);
%%rv970624 dmbwtst=dmbwtst(1:602);
%%rv970624 dmtwtst=dmtwtst(1:602);
%%rv970624 dzttst=dzttst(1:602);
%%dntst=1/pi*trapz( omst,diag(real(ys(:,1)))*cos(omst*tst’)-diag(imag(ys(:,1)))*sin(omst*tst’)
)’;
%%dzwtst=1/pi*trapz( omst,diag(real(ys(:,2)))*cos(omst*tst’)-diag(imag(ys(:,2)))*sin(omst*tst’)
)’;
%%dmbwtst=1/pi*trapz(omst,diag(real(ys(:,3)))*cos(omst*tst’)-diag(imag(ys(:,3)))*sin(omst*tst’)
)’;
%%dmtwtst=1/pi*trapz( omst,diag(real(ys(:,4)))*cos(omst*tst’)-diag(imag(ys(:,4)))*sin(omst*tst’)
)’;
%%dzttst=1/pi*trapz( omst,diag(real(ys(:,5)))*cos(omst*tst’)-diag(imag(ys(:,5)))*sin(omst*tst’)
)’;
disp(’ ’);
disp(’ Standard deviation values in time responses:’);
disp(’ ’);
if prevstd==[]
disp([’std(dn) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,std(dntst)))]);
disp([’std(Zw) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,std(dzwtst)))]);
disp([’std(Mbw) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,std(dmbwtst)))]);
disp([’std(Mtw) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,std(dmtwtst)))]);
disp([’std(Zt) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,std(dzttst)))]);
else
disp([’std(dn) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,std(dntst))),...
’ ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.5f’,prevstd(1)))]);
disp([’std(Zw) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,std(dzwtst))),...
’ ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,prevstd(2)))]);
disp([’std(Mbw) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,std(dmbwtst))),...
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disp([’std(Mtw) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,std(dmtwtst))),...
disp([’std(Zt) ’,num2str(sprintf(’%11.4e’,std(dzttst))),...
end
disp(’ ’);
pause(1);
% pltstoch.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Plot stochastic time responses of GRM model
figure(1)
clg
orient tall
subplot(321)
plot(tst,dntst)
if prevstoch~=[]
hold on
pltdash(prevstoch(:,1),prevstoch(:,2))
end
ylabel(’dn [-/-]’)
subplot(322)
plot(tst,dzwtst)
if prevstoch~=[]
hold on
end
ylabel(’dZ_wing [N]’)
subplot(323)
plot(tst,dmbwtst)
if prevstoch~=[]
hold on
end
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ylabel(’dMb_wing [Nm]’)
subplot(324)
plot(tst,dmtwtst)
if prevstoch~=[]
hold on
end
ylabel(’dMt_wing [Nm]’)
subplot(325)
plot(tst,dzttst)
if prevstoch~=[]
hold on
end
ylabel(’dZ_tail [N]’)
subplot(326)
axis(’off’)
text(0,.8,’ LOADS TIME RESPONSES’)
text(0,.65,’TO STOCHASTIC GUST PATCH’)
if prevstoch~=[]
end
figure(2)
clg
orient tall
subplot(221)
plot(tst,wtst)
if prevstoch~=[]
hold on
end
ylabel(’w [m/s]’)
title(’vertical gust speed’)
subplot(222)
axis(’off’)
text(0,.8,’STOCHASTIC GUST INPUT’)
text(.1,.4,’____ present input’,’Color’,’y’)
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if prevstoch~=[]
text(.1,.25,’_ _ _ previous input’,’Color’,’g’)
end
% plttffs.m
%
% version 1.0
% 7 July 1997
%-------------------------------------
%
% Plot transfer functions
figure(1)
clg
pf1=[f abs(tff)];
if prevH~=[]
pf2=[prevH(:,1) abs(prevH(:,2:6))];
end
orient tall
subplot(321)
plot(pf1(:,1),pf1(:,2))
if prevH~=[]
hold on
pltdash(pf2(:,1),pf2(:,2))
end
xlabel(’freq. [Hz]’)
ylabel(’|H_dn| [s/m]’)
subplot(322)
plot(pf1(:,1),pf1(:,3))
if prevH~=[]
hold on
end
ylabel(’|H_Zw| [N*s/m]’)
subplot(323)
plot(pf1(:,1),pf1(:,4))
if prevH~=[]
hold on
end
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ylabel(’|H_Mbw| [Nm*s/m]’)
subplot(324)
plot(pf1(:,1),pf1(:,5))
if prevH~=[]
hold on
end
ylabel(’|H_Mtw| [Nm*s/m]’)
subplot(325)
plot(pf1(:,1),pf1(:,6))
if prevH~=[]
hold on
end
ylabel(’|H_Zt| [N*s/m]’)
title(’tail shear force’)
subplot(326)
axis(’off’)
text(-.1,.8,’TRANSFER FUNCTION MODULI’)
if prevH~=[]
end
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C floppy disk with GRM m-files
The contents of the floppy disk

can be downloaded from:
http://www.nlr.nl/public/library/1998-1/97379-dcs.html

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A MATLAB program to study gust loading on

W.J. Vink and J.B. de Jonge

ORIGINATOR'S REF. SECURITY CLASS.

AUTHORS DATE pp ref

2 General overview of aircraft response analysis procedures 8

4 How to use the program 26

A Derivation of elements in the mass- and damping matrix of

B Matlab files of Gust Response Model 50

C Floppy disk with GRM m-files 83

(83 pages in total)

A system matrix as function of frequency

Qr generalized aerodynamic matrix for motion response [kg s-2]

Chapter 4 presents some guidance instructions on how to use the program.

A complete listing of all matlab-routines (M-files) is given in appendix B. These M-files,

2 General overview of aircraft response analysis procedures

2.1 The transfer function concept

We will consider aircraft with linear response properties.

With regard to hy w(t) we may note that:

Hence for a stable system the Fourier transform of hy w(t) exists

Hy w(jω) is called transfer function.

2.2 Equations of motion

Taking "eigenmodes" has a number of specific advantages, such as:

where T = kinetic energy in the system.

Qi = generalized force = work performed by the external loads in a unit virtual

Parts of this derivation are presented in appendix A.

The resulting set of n equations has the following form:

with M = generalized mass matrix.

As explained before, we are .interested

(2.2.4) can be rewritten

[ ω2 M jωD K Qr ] ξQw wg . (2.2.5)

Equation (2.2.5) can be written in simplified form as

The solution of the equations of motion reads:

2.3 The loads equation

_ yi can be expressed as a linear function of the input load wg and

Combining (2.2.11) and (2.3.1) yields:

2.4 Basic PSD-equations

σy may be calculated from:

3.1 Functional Requirements

3.2 Aircraft model description

In the following, a full description of this model will be presented.

3.2.1 Aircraft planform

The aircraft planform is shown in figure 1.

The expressions used are (Ref. 2):

with V = aircraft speed (TAS).

Note that Mach-effects are not accounted for in these expressions.

3.2.2 Degrees of freedom

3.2.3 Calculation of generalized mass and damping matrix

where [m]k = mass matrix of element k

The element Dij is calculated from:

3.2.4 Calculation of the generalized stiffness matrix

where w = displacement in z-direction (w’’ is second derivative to x).

where [kb]k = bending stiffness matrix of element k:

A typical value for sd = 0.03.

Also, K11 = K22 = 0, as rigid modes don’t result in elastic energy.

3.2.5 Calculation of generalized aerodynamic matrices

3.2.6 Calculation of airloads on wing and tail

The airload on a wing strip i is calculated from: