Welcome to the web page for the Workshop on Aeroelastic Certification: Tools, Test, and Decision Making. This meeting is the third in a series of workshops on nonlinear aeroelasticity and the aeroelastic certification of aircraft systems that exhibit nonlinear behaviors. The purpose of this meeting is to draw together representatives of the test, research, and user communities to discuss how analysis can be used to improve and/or accelerated decisions made in aeroelastic certification processes. We will focus on how modern analysis, numerical tools, previous experience, and flight test data can be effectively "fused" to better support aircraft certifiers. The workshop will be held at the Radisson Poco Diablo Resort, Sedona, AZ on October 28 - 29, 2008, and will be followed by the Aerospace Flutter and Dynamics Council (AFDC) at the same location on October 30 - 31, 2008.
The workshop will consist of presentations, that address key questions in aeroelastic certification, such as:
- What level of analysis fidelity is needed/desired for specific configurations?
- How is the appropriate level of fidelity determined?
- How can analysis, ground test, and flight test be used together to best improve decision making and to determine maximum allowable flight envelope?
- How can analyses, tests, and certifications be viewed stochastically for existing and future aircraft?
- What future technologies could dramatically enhance certification processes?
