Reduction of helicopter vibration through cyclic control of variable orifice dampers

Aeronautical Journal

Volumn 107, Issue 1077, 2003, Pages 657-672

  Anusonti Inthra, P ^a   Gandhi, F ^a   Miller, L ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b LORD CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT PROPELLERS; DAMPING; DRAG; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HELICOPTERS; OPTIMIZATION; VIBRATION CONTROL;

DAMPING COEFFICIENT; FLAP DAMPERS; VARIABLE ORIFICE DAMPERS; YAWING MOMENTS;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0345392740     PISSN: 00019240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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