Control evaluations of semiactive fluid-elastomeric lag damper helicopter

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1143-1156

  Kothera, Curt ^a   Ngatu, Grum ^b,c   Wereley, Norman ^b,c  

^a TECHNO SCIENCES INC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Smart Structures Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT CONTROL; CLOSED LOOP SYSTEMS; DAMPING; FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS; SCHEDULING; TABLE LOOKUP; TWO TERM CONTROL SYSTEMS;

DISPLACEMENT AMPLITUDES; ELASTOMERIC DAMPERS; ELASTOMERIC LAG DAMPER; GAIN SCHEDULING CONTROLLER; HYDRO-MECHANICAL MODELING; PERFORMANCE CHARACTERIZATION; PROPORTIONAL INTEGRAL; TEMPERATURE VARIATION;

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 79959935856     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.51434     Document Type: Article

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