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In this research, the dynamics, aero-elasticity, and control of an airship with a flexible body hull and fins are investigated. The flexible airship is modeled as a combination of several beams with specific boundary conditions. So that the dynamics and vibration of its body hull and fins can be taken into account regarding the aerodynamic, gravity, aerostatic, and control input forces. The governing equations of motion of the system are derived by using the velocity of an arbitrary point on each component and integration over the component and substituting them into the Euler-Lagrange equations in a body frame. Afterward, the added mass acting on the hull is calculated. Then, a perturbation... 

In this research the attitude control of a flexible launch vehicle using fractional order proportional-integral-derivative controller in the presence of actuators failures is described. Other work done in this study is the investigation of on-line fault detection and diagnosis effects in the attitude control of flexible launch vehicle in the presence of actuator failures. Rigid-elastic equations of motion and assumed modes have been used to simulate dynamics of launch vehicle in the Simulink environment of MATLAB software using two elastic bending modes. The performance of fractional order controller has been compared with conventional proportional-integral-derivative and adaptive augmented... 

In the pursuit of designing next-generation aircraft, several key challenges such as emission reduction, environmental compatibility, and energy consumption optimization are paramount. These challenges are addressed simultaneously in a multi-objective optimal design process, often leading to the emergence of innovative architectures. These architectures aim to enhance aerodynamic efficiency, extend range, minimize fuel consumption, and consequently, reduce aircraft emissions. One of the pivotal factors in augmenting the overall efficiency of an aircraft is the reduction in weight and thinning of the wings. This reduction in mass increases the slenderness ratio and leads to structures with... 

In this research, with the help of a comprehensive dynamic model, the stability, control, dynamics and twisting of airships with flexible bodies and beams have been investigated. For the first time, the influence of the twisting mode of the body on the dynamic behavior and control of the airship has been investigated by considering the pressure drop inside the body. By obtaining the terms of kinetic energy and the potential of the body and beams, the governing equations of the bird have been extracted and with the help of mass integrals, the velocity of the body and beams has been obtained. The answer to this non-linear dynamic couple problem, due to the existence of two types of dynamic... 

One of the ways to optimize fuel consumption and improve aircraft performance can be realized by reducing drag, and a major part of this force is the lift-induced drag, which is reduced by increasing the wing span. On the other hand, increasing the wingspan has physical limitations on the allowed dimensions of the aircraft, increasing the weight and reducing the maneuverability of the aircraft, especially in the roll maneuver. Therefore, in order to benefit from the advantages of increasing the wing span and not facing the mentioned limitations, the idea of using a Folding Wing-Tip (FWT) has been proposed by aircraft manufacturing companies and experts. In this way, in normal flight such as...