Simultaneous vibration and noise reduction in rotorcraft using aeroelastic simulation

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 127-140

  Patt, Dan ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Friedmann, Peretz P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADE-VORTEX INTERACTION; VIBRATION REDUCTION;

ACOUSTIC NOISE; AERODYNAMICS; ALGORITHMS; NOISE ABATEMENT; VIBRATION CONTROL;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 33744546795     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/JAHS.51.127     Document Type: Article

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