Twist Without Tangle: Flutter Suppression of Thin-Walled Wing-Engine Systems via Curvilinear Fiber Path Tailoring and Cross-Section Optimization
Flutter is traditionally delayed by modifying either a structure’s geometry or its stiffness distribution. Here, we show that allowing both to evolve simultaneously can unlock a fundamentally different route to aeroelastic stability. We concurrently optimize the cross-sectional geometry and fiber paths of a composite thin-walled wing–engine system to maximize flutter onset. The wing structure is … Read more