AEROELASTICITY (formerly AE 605)  Instructor: DR. MALCOLM A. CUTCHINS - Professor of Aerospace Engineering  211 AE Bldg., Auburn University, AL 36849-5338  email: drmac@eng.auburn.edu

This homepage is a beginning at using the internet to aid in the understanding of aeroelasticity.  

Links List Texas A & M Langley Research Center Univ. of Colorado Auburn University       Adaptive Aerostructures Lab Texas A&M       Mechanics and Control Dr. Cutchins' homepage E-mail Dr. Cutchins

Links to other useful and related sites The main site for aeroelasticity is the one under development at Texas A & M. Your first visit may require you to download free software if you do not have the proper software installed already to view all of the files on this page. Especially note the Links and the Multimedia choices. A Virginia site is at Langley Research Center. Another site with three interesting patterns of flow:  past a square, a NACA airfoil, and a bridge H-section is at the Univ. of Colorado. Sources of background material like the For beginners only area, a 1-D aeroelastic model which shows a couple of torsional mode shapes, or current events like the recent Stealth problem. Identification of a few of the more significant references to the thousands available on the subject of aeroelasticity. Related labs: Auburn University Adaptive Aerostructures Lab. Texas A&M Mechanics and Control. Other sources of teaching and learning aeroelastic technical material, computer simulation, and languages.

Aeroelasticity is a broad subject, encompassing the interaction of various fundamental disciplines. It is this interaction that makes the subject a little difficult. The interaction is shown well by this aeroelastic triangle in German. On the other hand, engineers come to the subject with various backgrounds, which is good because too often different disciplines tend not to talk with each other. Also, aeroelasticity can lead to catastrophic results if neglected in the design. See the 2.5 minute video Flutter At A Glance