Aerodynamic shape design for rotor airfoils via genetic algorithm

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 263-270

  Fanjoy, David W ^a   Crossley, William A ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRFOILS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DESIGN; DRAG; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; LIFT; TOPOLOGY;

AERODYNAMIC SHAPE DESIGN; FORWARD FLIGHT;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 0032115054     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/jahs.43.263     Document Type: Article

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