Flight Control Systems and Dynamic Simulation for Aerospace Applications—2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

In the ever-evolving field of aerospace engineering, the development and advancement of flight control actuation systems are pivotal for enhancing the safety, efficiency, and performance of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. For these reasons, the aircraft actuation system remains an active, dynamic field of research, with a particular emphasis on its dynamic modeling and simulation. This Special Issue (Volume II) continues the successful exploration initiated by the first volume, focusing specifically on the latest advancements in the modeling and simulation of flight control actuators and actuation systems. Dynamic simulation represents an effective and valuable tool, indispensable across all phases of the flight control systems’ life: from the initial design phase, where modeling and simulations are used to evaluate design feasibility, to the detailed development phase, in which dynamic simulations are used to evaluate the expected performances and assess safety-critical aspects. More recently, the use of dedicated simulation platforms has also been proposed during the operational life of flight control actuation systems through the concept of Digital Twins, offering real-time insights and enabling effective decision-making and adjustments. Dynamic models offer a cost-effective and fast approach for investigating flight control actuators under non-nominal conditions and in the presence of various faults or degradations. This approach simplifies the generation of large amounts of data, which are often missing in the aerospace sector, paving the way for the development and application of Prognostic and Health Management (PHM) techniques.

Following the relevant success achieved by a previous volume with the same title, (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/actuators/special_issues/32XOQ82126) this Special Issue (Volume II) is thus focused on advancements and innovations of Flight Control Actuation Systems for aerospace applications, with a particular emphasis on their modeling and dynamic simulation, aimed at, but not limited to, their architectural definition, reliability/safety analysis, control, condition-monitoring, experimental testing and real-time applications.

We encourage the submission of research papers on the above topics, especially those that include both theoretical and experimental aspects and provide innovative content that can foster further progress in the field.

Dr. Antonio Carlo Bertolino
Dr. Andrea De Martin
Guest Editors

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• dynamic modeling of aerospace actuators
• electromechanical (EMA), electro-hydraulic (EHA), and electro-hydrostatic (EHA) actuators
• modeling of flight control actuation system components and architectures
• multiphysics, multidomain, and multiscale simulation
• model-based actuator design and optimization
• simulation, virtual prototyping, virtual test-benches
• flight control actuation systems digital twin for PHM

• Flight Control Systems and Dynamic Simulation for Aerospace Applications in Actuators (8 articles)