Are We Nearly There Yet? Progress Towards the Fusion of Test and Analysis for Aerospace Structural Dynamics

Abstract

The dual roles of Test and Analysis (experimentation and simulation) in Structural Dynamics have become increasingly inter-dependent for several years, and we are now approaching a level of interaction referred to as Fusion. Today, analysis and test can serve to minimise the effects of the inevitable uncertainties which arise in real engineering circumstances where assumptions, approximations and selections must be made. Here we review the status of this development and identify some specific situations where further enhancements can still be made.