This monograph presents the state of the art in aeroservoelastic (ASE) modeling and analysis
and develops a systematic theoretical and computational framework for use by researchers and
practicing engineers. It is the first book to focus on the mathematical modeling of structural
dynamics unsteady aerodynamics and control systems to evolve a generic procedure to be
applied for ASE synthesis. Existing robust nonlinear and adaptive control methodology is
applied and extended to some interesting ASE problems such as transonic flutter and buffet
post-stall buffet and maneuvers and flapping flexible wing.The author derives a general
aeroservoelastic plant via the finite-element structural dynamic model unsteady aerodynamic
models for various regimes in the frequency domain and the associated state-space model by
rational function approximations. For more advanced models the full-potential Euler and
Navier-Stokes methods for treating transonic and separated flows are also briefly addressed.
Essential ASE controller design and analysis techniques are introduced to the reader and an
introduction to robust control-law design methods of LQG LTR and H2 H synthesis is followed by
a brief coverage of nonlinear control techniques of describing functions and Lyapunov
functions. Practical and realistic aeroservoelastic application examples derived from actual
experiments are included throughout.Aeroservoelasiticity fills an important gap in the
aerospace engineering literature and will be a valuable guide for graduate students and
advanced researchers in aerospace engineering as well as professional engineers technicians
and test pilots in the aircraft industry and laboratories.
