The SHARCS project: Smart hybrid active rotor control system for noise and vibration attenuation of helicopter rotor blades

31st European Rotorcraft Forum

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Nitzsche, Fred ^a   Feszty, Daniel ^a   Waechter, David ^b   Bianchi, Emanuele ^c   Voutsinas, Spyros ^d   Gennaretti, Massimo ^e   Coppotelli, Giuliano ^f   Ghiringhelli, Gian Luca ^g  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Sensor Technology Ltd   (Canada)

^c Agusta SpA   (Italy)

^d NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^e ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^g POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEMS; NOISE ABATEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; VIBRATION CONTROL; WIND TUNNELS;

EDGE FLAP; HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADE; IMPEDANCE CONTROL DEVICE; SMART HYBRID ACTIVE ROTOR CONTROL SYSTEM;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 33746634368     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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