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A -- BASIC REASEARCH ON AEROSTRUCTURAL INTERACTION AND CONTROL SOL AFOSR BAA 98-2 DUE 121297 POC Mr Haraldsen, 202-767-5015 WEB: Doing Business with AFOSR, http://www.afosr.af.mil. BAA 98-2. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research is inviting proposals on Aero-Structural Interaction and Control from academic institutions. AFOSR wants to encourage further development in this area by supporting a basic research, multidisciplinary (and possibly multiuniversity) effort in the area of aero-structural interaction. Teams including, but not limited to, the following disciplines are encouraged to participate: aeroelasticity, steady and unsteady aerodynamics, flow control, control engineering, MEMS, and smart structures. Innovative concepts to exploit hybrid uses of MEMS and smart structures technology are desired. Research in this program should have a strong industry connection. It should have a rich experimental component in addition to innovative analytical and computational aspects. It is envisioned that this research program would lay the groundwork for technology development for application to fixed wing vehicle programs such as HALE vehicles and UCAVs. The primary goals of the program are to: 1) provide a fundamental understanding of aero-structure interaction phenomena in the context of highly maneuverable or flexible air vehicles, 2) maximize the use of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and smart structures technology to control aeroelastic instabilities, enhance flight performance, and reduce weight, 3) stimulate the development of innovative approaches to flight control, such as hybrid MEMS/smart structures approaches, that will lead to revolutionary reductions in air vehicle weight and/or improvement in flight performance. These air vehicles include, but are not limited to, uninhabited air vehicles. Some examples of potential aero-structural interaction and control challenges include, control of aeroelastic instabilities associated with strong structural and aerodynamic nonlinearities, enhanced maneuverability using boundary layer control, improved aerodynamic performance using virtual aerodynamic surface concepts. This collaborative, three-year, interagency program is supported and managed by AFOSR's Directorate of Aerospace and Materials Sciences (AFOSR/NA). It is available on the AFOSR web site at http://www.afosr.af.mil. Please select the "Doing Business With AFOSR" section. A very limited number of hard copies will be available for individuals without access to the AFOSR web site. To request a hard copy, contact AFOSR/PI at the above phone number. See Numbered Note 26. (0282)

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