Students can download the following MATLAB m-file for use in the coursework.
Each group must study the flapping stability of a wind turbine blade by analysing the parameter such as the wind speed and the blade natural frequency. A bifurcation diagram should be produced by the end of the project and critical events must be pointed out. The types of steady states we expect to see are stable fixed point, limit cycle oscillations, and divergence.
The coursework is to be submitted by 5PM of Friday 16 October 2009.