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DrKevinGouder

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Aeronautics

Research Fellow
 
 
 
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Publications

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BibTex format

@article{Gouder:2015:10.1109/TCST.2015.2501346,
author = {Gouder, K and Zhao, X and Limebeer, DJN and Graham, JMR},
doi = {10.1109/TCST.2015.2501346},
journal = {IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology},
pages = {1441--1453},
title = {Experimental Aerodynamic Control of a Long-Span Suspension Bridge Section Using Leading- and Trailing-Edge Control Surfaces},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCST.2015.2501346},
volume = {24},
year = {2015}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - We experimentally investigate the suppression of flutter in long-span suspension bridges. A rigid sectional model of a long-span suspension bridge is mounted in a wind tunnel on a suspension system. Control surfaces, which are used to suppress flutter, are movable flaps that are fitted to the bridge section's leading and trailing edges. The flaps are responsive to the deck's heave and pitch motions. In this paper, the aerodynamic force is modeled using a thin aerofoil theory, although other modeling techniques can be used. The controller has a second-order passive transfer function with inputs of a combination of the deck's pitch angle and heave position, and outputs of the flaps' angular positions. The control system design problem is solved as an H∞ optimization problem.
AU  - Gouder,K
AU  - Zhao,X
AU  - Limebeer,DJN
AU  - Graham,JMR
DO  - 10.1109/TCST.2015.2501346
EP  - 1453
PY  - 2015///
SN  - 1558-0865
SP  - 1441
TI  - Experimental Aerodynamic Control of a Long-Span Suspension Bridge Section Using Leading- and Trailing-Edge Control Surfaces
T2  - IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TCST.2015.2501346
VL  - 24
ER  -
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