Durability characterization of active fiber composite actuators for helicopter rotor blade applications

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 931-937

  Wickramasinghe, Viresh K ^a,c,d   Hagood, Nesbitt W ^b,d,e  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b Continuum Photonics Inc ^*  (United States)

^c Active Mat/Structures Laboratory   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e Department of Aeronautics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AERODYNAMICS; CERAMIC FIBERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DURABILITY; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

ACTIVE MATERIAL ROTOR (AMR); INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS; WIND-TUNNEL TESTS;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 4344627159     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.988     Document Type: Article

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