Development of a finite element model of warping inflatable wings

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

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1277-1294

  Rowe, Johnathan M ^a,c   Smith, Suzanne Weaver ^a,c,d   Simpson, Andrew ^a,c   Jacob, Jamey ^a,c,d   Scarborough, Stephen ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b ILC DOVER   (United States)

^c 151 RG Anderson Bldg ^*

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

AERODYNAMIC LOADING; CANTILEVER WING BENDING; INFLATABLE CYLINDERS; WARPING INFLATABLE WINGS;

WINGS;

EID: 34247104966     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-1697     Document Type: Conference Paper

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