Application of a new compressible time domain aerodynamic model to vibration reduction in helicopters using an actively controlled flap

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 32-43

  Myrtle, Timothy F ^a,c   Friedmann, Peretz P ^b,c  

^a CNET Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LOADS; AIRCRAFT MODELS; COMPRESSIBLE FLOW; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; VIBRATION CONTROL;

ACTIVELY CONTROLLED FLAPS;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 0035119949     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/jahs.46.32     Document Type: Article

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