Uncertainty quantification in aeroelasticity: Recent results and research challenges

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1217-1229

  Pettit, Chris L ^a  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; MACHINE DESIGN; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS ANALYSIS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS; AEROELASTIC TESTS; QUANTITATIVE RISK ANALYSIS (QRA); UNCERTAINTY QUANTIFICATION (UQ);

FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS);

EID: 7544220667     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.3961     Document Type: Article

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