Active control of gimballed rotors using swashplate actuation during shipboard engagement operations

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 726-733

  Keller, Jonathan A ^a   Smith, Edward C ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

GIMBALLED ROTOR SYSTEM; NEWTONIAN FORCE SUMMATION METHOD;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 0041880470     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3151     Document Type: Article

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