Vibration reduction in rotorcraft using active control - A comparison of various approaches

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 664-673

  Friedmann, Peretz P ^a   Millott, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION CONTROL; AERODYNAMIC LOADS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FUSELAGES; HELICOPTER ROTORS; HELICOPTERS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

ACTIVE CONTROL; ACTIVE CONTROL OF STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; ACTIVELY CONTROLLED TRAILING EDGE FLAP; HIGHER HARMONIC CONTROL; INDIVIDUAL BLADE CONTROL; ROTORCRAFT; VIBRATION REDUCTION;

VIBRATION CONTROL;

EID: 0029346745     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/3.21445     Document Type: Article

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