Wind tunnel test of a smart rotor model with individual blade twist control

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 414-425

  Chen, Peter C ^a   Chopra, Inderjit ^b  

^a Systems Planning and Analysis Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETERS; ACTUATORS; AIRCRAFT MODELS; MACHINE VIBRATIONS; SENSORS; VIBRATION CONTROL; WIND TUNNELS;

FROUDE SCALE BEARINGLESS HELICOPTER ROTOR MODEL; INDIVIDUAL BLADE TWIST CONTROL;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 0031130312     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X9700800504     Document Type: Article

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