Optimal placement of trailing-edge flaps for helicopter vibration reduction using response surface methods

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 185-202

  Viswamurthy, S R ^a   Ganguli, Ranjan ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PARETO PRINCIPLE; POLYNOMIALS; ROTORS;

FLAP POWER; PARETO SURFACE; TRAILING-EDGE FLAP CONTROL;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 33947588067     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: 10290273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052150601047123     Document Type: Article

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