Computational aeroelastic analysis of a micro air vehicle with experimentally determined modes

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 176-188

  Stults, Joshua A ^a,b,c   Maple, Raymond C ^a,c,d   Cobb, Richard G ^a,c,d   Parker, Gregory H ^a,c,d  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b 46OGM/OGMTA   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ALGORITHMS; CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DEFORMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NYLON POLYMERS; WINGS;

AEROELASTIC ALGORITHMS; MICRO AIR VEHICLES (MAV); STRUCTURAL DEFORMATIONS; STRUCTURAL MODELS;

AEROSPACE VEHICLES;

EID: 28844476246     PISSN: 10485953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-4614     Document Type: Conference Paper

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