Fault Tolerance Analysis of a Double Ailerons Based Adaptive Flutter Suppression System
Carmelo Rosario VINDIGNI, Giuseppe MANTEGNA, Calogero ORLANDO, Andrea ALAIMO
Abstract. This work presents a fault-tolerance analysis of an adaptive control scheme for flutter suppression using multiple control surfaces. The proposed architecture is designed to exploit the distributed actuation capabilities of modern wings to enhance performance and reliability in realistic flight conditions. By employing an adaptive control technique, the system continuously adjusts to variations in flight dynamics without requiring prior knowledge of the complete aeroelastic model. Practical challenges, such as actuator faults and external disturbances, are explicitly addressed, contributing to the development of more robust and fault-tolerant flutter suppression strategies. The methodology is demonstrated on a representative system modeled using a low-order aeroelastic beam formulation based on Euler–Bernoulli beam theory and strip theory aerodynamics, and is suitable for extension to higher-fidelity models.
Keywords
Flutter Suppression System, Double Ailerons Wing, Adaptive Control, Fault Tolerance
Published online 7/20/2026, 4 pages
Copyright © 2026 by the author(s)
Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA
Citation: Carmelo Rosario VINDIGNI, Giuseppe MANTEGNA, Calogero ORLANDO, Andrea ALAIMO, Fault Tolerance Analysis of a Double Ailerons Based Adaptive Flutter Suppression System, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 69, pp 366-369, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644904251-66
The article was published as article 66 of the book CEAS – AIDAA Conference 2025
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