Optimization framework for the dynamic analysis and design of active twist rotors

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 2, Issue , 2012, Pages 1280-1292

  Kumar, Devesh ^a   Cesnik, Carlos E S ^a   Rohl, Peter J ^b   Sutton, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Advatech Pacific Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COMPOSITES; ACTIVE FIBER COMPOSITE; ACTIVE TWIST; ACTIVE TWIST ROTOR; AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS AND DESIGN; APPROXIMATION ERRORS; BLADE DESIGN; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; CROSS SECTION; CROSS SECTIONAL ANALYSIS; EFFICIENT GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; FORWARD FLIGHT; FUNCTIONAL RELATIONSHIP; MACRO FIBER COMPOSITE; MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; MESH GENERATORS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPTIMIZATION FRAMEWORK; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION STUDIES; OPTIMUM DESIGNS; STRESS/STRAIN; SUBOPTIMAL SOLUTION;

AEROELASTICITY; ALGORITHMS; DESIGN; HELICOPTER ROTORS; HELICOPTERS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84864960984     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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