Effects of planform geometry on mechanical samara autorotation efficiency and rotational dynamics 012003

Journal of the American Helicopter Society

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ulrich, Evan R ^a   Pines, Darryll J ^b  

^a Aerospace Engineering Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOROTATION; DATA COLLECTION; DYNAMIC STATE; EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY; FLIGHT DATA; FOURIER; IN-SITU; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LIQUID POLYMERS; MOTION CAPTURE; PLANFORM; ROTATIONAL DYNAMICS; SERIES REPRESENTATIONS; TEST APPARATUS; TEST SPECIMENS; VEHICLE DYNAMICS; VISION BASED; WING LOADING;

CURING; DATA ACQUISITION; DYNAMICS; FOURIER SERIES; PLANFORMS; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

LOADING;

EID: 84862564783     PISSN: 00028711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4050/JAHS.57.012003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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