Transonic aeroelastic stability predictions under the influence of structural variability

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1229-1239

  Marques, S ^a,b   Badcock, K J ^a,b   Khodaparast, H H ^a,b   Mottershead, J E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Engineering ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS); FORECASTING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY FACTOR; SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT;

AEROELASTIC STABILITY; COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; FIGHTER CONFIGURATION; INTERVAL ANALYSIS; PROPAGATION METHOD; STABILITY PREDICTION; STRUCTURAL MODELING; STRUCTURAL VARIABILITY;

AERODYNAMIC STABILITY;

EID: 77955530343     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: 15333868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.46971     Document Type: Article

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