Equivalence relationship between a three-axis centrifugal test load and flight load

Abstract

For aircraft flying with high accelerations and high acceleration change rates in three-dimensional space, load simulation tests are usually carried out in a three-axis centrifuge with three degrees of freedom. A triaxial centrifugal test that simulates the actual flight environment must reflect the real effect of the flight load on the structure. An acceleration analysis model of a three-axis centrifuge in body coordinates is established to meet this requirement. The spatial distribution of the acceleration and the effects of kinematic parameters on acceleration are analyzed. Using the acceleration analysis model, the displacement equivalence and strain energy equivalence relations of a beam in a centrifugal environment and actual flight environment are studied. Moreover, equivalence relationships meeting requirements are proposed and validated for a specific example. The distribution of the acceleration and the equivalence relations of the two environments are the basis for the ground simulation of flight loads.