 ##  [Active Load Alleviation](/active-load-alleviation) 

  ##  [Active Load Alleviation](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/active-load-alleviation-0) 

  
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**Engineering &amp; Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 
Definition

A control strategy that uses sensors, actuators and control surfaces or control‑effectors to modify aerodynamic or inertial loads in real time so as to reduce structural loads caused by gusts, maneuvers or other transient aerodynamic events.