Concurrently optimized aeroelastic couplings and rotor stiffness for alleviation of helicopter aeromechanical instability

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 69-80

  Hathaway, Eric ^a   Gandhi, Farhan ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLINGS; DAMPING; MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; STABILITY; STIFFNESS;

AEROELASTIC COUPLINGS; AEROMECHANICAL INSTABILITIES;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 0035079263     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2736     Document Type: Article

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