Single-crystal-material-based induced-shear actuation for vibration reduction of helicopters with composite rotor system

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Pawar, Prashant M ^a   Jung, Sung Nam ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; COUPLINGS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GAS DYNAMICS; HELICOPTERS; MEDICAL IMAGING; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

ACTIVE TWISTS; ACTUATOR MATERIALS; AIR LOADS; BOX BEAMS; BOX SECTIONS; COMPOSITE BLADES; COMPOSITE ROTOR BLADES; COMPOSITE ROTORS; CONTROL CONCEPTS; ELASTIC COUPLINGS; FINITE ELEMENT DISCRETIZATION; FREE WAKES; GOVERNING EQUATIONS OF MOTIONS; HAMILTON'S PRINCIPLES; HELICOPTER BLADES; HELICOPTER VIBRATIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OPTIMAL DESIGNS; OUTER SURFACES; PIEZOCERAMIC ACTUATORS; PIEZOCERAMIC MATERIALS; ROTOR BLADES; SHEAR ACTUATIONS; STIFFNESS PROPERTIES; TIME DOMAINS; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMIC; VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS; VIBRATION REDUCTIONS;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 58149463474     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/17/6/065009     Document Type: Article

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