15th Triennial World Congress of the International Federation of Automatic Control
  Barcelona, 21–26 July 2002 
ACTIVE CONTROL OF FLUTTER IN TURBOMACHINERY USING OFF BLADE ACTUATORS AND SENSORS. PART I: MODELING FOR CONTROL
Andrzej Banaszuk* Daniel Gysling**
Gonzalo Rey***
* United Technologies Research Center, East Hartford, CT
06108, USA
860 610 7381, banasza@utrc.utc.com,
http://abanaszukresearchhomestead.com/homepage_research
** CiDRA Corporation 50 Barnes Park North Wallingford,
CT 06492, USA dgysling@cidra.com
*** Pr att & Whitney 400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT
06108 USA
860-557-4596, reyg@pweh.com

We describe a linear control-oriented model for fan or compressor blades flutter in gas turbine engines. We model the dynamics of blade rows in turbo-machinery as similar to those of a flexible disk. Aeromechanical modes form travelling waves as seen by the rotor. Since we chose the Spatial Fourier Coefficients to represent the state, the state space involves complex variables, which makes the model non-standard. Modeling for control involves translation from rotating to stationary frame and including actuation and sensor signal models.
Keywords: Flutter, turbomachinery, modeling
Session slot T-Th-E21: Posters of Transportation and Vehicles/Area code 8a : Aerospace