Aeroelastic deformation and buckling of inflatable wings under dynamic loads

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

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 6535-6556

  Simpson, Andrew ^a,c   Rowe, Johnathan ^a,c   Smith, Suzanne Weaver ^a,c   Jacob, Jamey ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b Oklahoma State University   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; INFLATABLE EQUIPMENT; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV); WIND TUNNELS; WINGS;

DYNAMIC PRESSURES; LASER DISPLACEMENT SENSOR; STALL SPEED; VIBRATIONAL ANALYSIS; WING STIFFNESS;

AERODYNAMICS;

EID: 34547526743     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-2239     Document Type: Conference Paper

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