Helicopter blade twist control through SMA technology: Optimal shape prediction, twist actuator realisation and main rotor enhanced performance computation

35th European Rotorcraft Forum 2009, ERF 2009

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 587-597

  Pagano, Antonio ^a   Ameduri, Salvatore ^a   Cokonaj, V ^b   Prachar A ^c   Zachariadis, Z ^d   Drikakis, D ^d  

^a Aeronautical Research and Test Institute   (Czech Republic)

^b ITALIAN AEROSPACE RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^c AERNNOVA Engineering Solutions Structural Integrity Department R and D Section   (Spain)

^d CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC FIELD; AIRFOIL SHAPE; BLADE GEOMETRY; BLADE TIP; DESIGN STRATEGIES; ENHANCED PERFORMANCE; FIGURE OF MERIT; FLIGHT CONDITIONS; FORWARD FLIGHT; FRIENDCOPTER; HELICOPTER BLADES; INTEGRATED PROJECT; LOCAL SUCTION; NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; OPTIMAL SHAPE; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; ROTOR BLADES; ROTOR PERFORMANCE; SMA TECHNOLOGY; SPAN LENGTH; TIP SHAPE; TWIST ACTUATORS;

ACTUATORS; AERODYNAMICS; AIRCRAFT; AIRFOILS; OPTIMIZATION; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 77952363690     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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