Induced drag reduction using aeroelastic tailoring with adaptive control surfaces

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 157-164

  Weisshaar, Terrence A ^a,c,d   Duke, David K ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c Purdue University   (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; ADAPTIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS; AERODYNAMICS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); STIFFNESS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

ACTIVE CONTROLLERS; ADAPTIVE CONTROL SURFACES; AEROELASTIC TAILORING; DRAG REDUCTION;

DRAG;

EID: 33644631494     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.12040     Document Type: Article

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