Hover testing of smart rotor with induced-strain actuation of blade twist

AIAA Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 6-16

  Chen, Peter C ^a,b,c   Chopra, Inderjit ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c Systems Planning and Analysis Inc   (United States)

^d Department of Aerospace Engineering

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; ACTUATORS; BENDING STRENGTH; CERAMIC MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT TESTING; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; LIFT; MACHINE VIBRATIONS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; ROTATION; STIFFNESS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

HOVER TESTS; INDUCED STRAIN ACTUATION; PIEZOCERAMIC MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC TORSIONAL ACTUATORS;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 0030828202     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.74     Document Type: Article

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