Transient and limit cycle simulation of a nonlinear aeroelastic system

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-70

  Marsden, C C ^a,b   Price, S J ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; NUMERICAL METHODS; WIND TUNNELS;

FREEPLAY TYPE NONLINEARITY; LIMIT CYCLE SIMULATION; NONLINEAR AEROELASTIC SYSTEMS; SUBSONIC WIND TUNNEL TESTS;

SUBSONIC AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 33847734062     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.21367     Document Type: Article

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