Optimal control of helicopter vibration through cyclic variations in blade root stiffness

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 86-95

  Anusonti Inthra, Phuriwat ^a   Gandhi, Farhan ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS; TORSIONAL STRESS; VIBRATION CONTROL;

BLADE ROOT FLAP; DISCRETE CONTROLLABLE STIFFNESS ELEMENTS; LAG STIFFNESS; OPTIMAL MULTI CYCLIC VARIATIONS; VIBRATORY HUB LOADS;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 0035250528     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/10/1/308     Document Type: Article

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