Structural Dynamics and Aeroelasticity
A special issue of Aerospace (ISSN 2226-4310).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 57
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Interests: fluid–Structure Interactions; nonlinear dynamics, and control; unsteady aerodynamics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The pursuit of environmental sustainability in aviation, coupled with advancements in materials and manufacturing technologies, is driving the development of lightweight, high-performance aerospace structures. These innovations introduce new challenges in structural dynamics and aeroelasticity, necessitating cutting-edge research in modeling, analysis, and control to ensure safety, efficiency, and reliability under aerodynamic loads.
This Special Issue aims to showcase the latest advancements in analytical, numerical, and experimental research on structural dynamics and aeroelasticity, with a focus on aerospace applications. We invite original, unpublished contributions addressing key challenges and innovations in the field, including but not limited to the following topics:
- Aeroelastic instabilities in renewable energy systems;
- Morphing and adaptive structures;
- Gust load alleviation systems and energy harvesting;
- Machine learning based control for real-time aeroelastic stability;
- Nonlinear aeroelasticity identification, and modeling;
- Limit-cycle oscillations, bifurcation and chaos in aeroelastic systems;
- Geometric and material nonlinearities in composite structures;
- High-fidelity CFD-FEM coupling for flutter prediction;
- Aeroelastic tailoring and optimization;
- Real-time aeroelastic monitoring;
- Deep learning for reduced-order modeling of aeroelastic systems;
- Data-driven flutter prediction from flight test/CFD data;
- Aeroelastic effects and gust response in UAVs;
- Wind tunnel testing with AI-assisted data analysis;
- Flutter behavior of high-aspect-ratio wings.
We welcome high-quality research articles, reviews, and case studies that contribute to the state of the art in structural dynamics and aeroelasticity, with applications in aerospace, renewable energy, and other related fields.
Prof. Dr. Hekmat Alighanbari
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- aerospace structures
- aeroelasticity
- structural dynamics
- morphing and adaptive structures
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