Numerical investigation of nonlinear aeroelastic effects on flexible high-aspect-ratio wings

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1025-1036

  Garcia, Joseph A ^a,b  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b System Analysis Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ROTATION; SPEED CONTROL; WINGS;

BENDING DISPLACEMENTS; COUPLING EFFECTS; TRANSONIC SPEED; WING TIPS;

TRANSONIC AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 24144457003     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.6544     Document Type: Article

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