Real-time aeroservoelastic analysis of wind-turbines by free multibody software

This work illustrates the feasibility of the implementation of innovative, efficient and low-cost solutions for fast-prototyping and customization of controlled mechanical and aeroservoelastic systems. A controlled constant-speed wind-turbine is considered as an example of the proposed methodologies, where the physical aeromechanics problem is controlled by a controller process scheduled for execution in real-time on a PC-class computer. The physical problem is simulated by a general-purpose multibody process that is scheduled in real-time as well. The processes communicate using real-time inter-process communication primitives. All the involved tools are based on free software.