On the modeling of integrally actuated helicopter blades

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 38, Issue 10-13, 2001, Pages 1765-1789

  Cesnik, Carlos E S ^a   Shin, Sangjoon ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ANISOTROPY; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

HELICOPTER BLADES; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATION;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 0035283855     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(00)00135-9     Document Type: Article

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