An investigation of the sensitivity of F-16 fighter flutter onset and limit cycle oscillations to uncertainties

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages 3137-3144

  Thomas, Jeffrey P ^a,c,d   Dowell, Earl H ^a,c,d,e   Hall, Kenneth C ^a,c,d   Denegri Jr , Charles M ^b,d,f  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science ^*

^d AIAA   (United States)

^e School of Engineering

^f Engineering Division

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC BALANCE; LIMIT CYCLE OSCILLATIONS; STRUCTURAL MODES;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DYNAMIC MODELS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS);

EID: 34147190381     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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