Analysis of tiltrotor whirl flutter in time and frequency domain

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 3281-3291

  Kim, Taeseong ^a   Shin, SangJoon ^a   Kim, Taehyoun ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Frequency domain; Tiltrotor aircraft; Time domain; Unsteady aerodynamics; Whirl flutter

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC STABILITY; AEROELASTICITY; CONVERTIBLE HELICOPTERS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FLEXIBLE WINGS; FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS); RUNGE KUTTA METHODS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; GAS DYNAMICS;

FREQUENCY DOMAINS; TILT-ROTOR AIRCRAFTS; TIME DOMAIN; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS; WHIRL FLUTTER;

FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 74749096203     PISSN: 1738494X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12206-009-1002-3     Document Type: Article

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