Active twist of model rotor blades with D-spar design

Transport

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 38-44

  Kovalovs, Andrejs ^a   Barkanov, Evgeny ^a   Gluhihs, Sergejs ^a  

^a RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Active twist; Finite element method; Helicopter rotor blade; Macro Fiber Composite (MFC); Optimal design

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HELICOPTERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; ROTORS;

ACTIVE TWISTS; FINITE ELEMENT CALCULATIONS; HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADES; MACRO FIBER COMPOSITE (MFC);

TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

EID: 34047098707     PISSN: 16484142     EISSN: 16483480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16484142.2007.9638094     Document Type: Article

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