Missile flutter experiment and data analysis using wavelet transform

A modal parameter identification method of impulse response function, based on a modulated Gaussian wavelet transform, is presented. The factors influencing the identification accuracy and the required conditions of using this parameter identification method are discussed. Numerical verification of the proposed method is presented for several two-degree-of-freedom examples. A wind tunnel flutter experiment on a wing model of missiles is introduced. The data set from the flutter test is analyzed by using the proposed wavelet transform method. The first two order modal parameters of the wing model are identified, and then the critical dynamic stress is predicted by using the flutter stability parameter method. Finally, the results are compared with the results of FFT analysis.