Closed loop IBC results from CH-53G flight tests

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 421-435

  Arnold, Uwe T P ^a   Fürst, Daniel ^a  

^a ZF Luftfahrttechnik GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Closed loop; Flight tests; Helicopter; Individual blade control; Vibration

Indexed keywords

CONTROL EQUIPMENT; CONTROL SYSTEMS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HELICOPTERS; OPTIMIZATION; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SENSORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

CLOSED LOOP; FLIGHT TESTS; INDIVIDUAL BLADE CONTROL; ONLINE OPTIMIZATION;

FLIGHT DYNAMICS;

EID: 22344445479     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2005.01.014     Document Type: Article

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