Airship research and development in the areas of design, structures, dynamics and energy systems

International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 170-187

  Stockbridge, Casey ^a   Ceruti, Alessandro ^b   Marzocca, Pier ^a  

^a Clarkson University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aerodynamics; Airships; Design; Dynamics; Energy Systems; Structures

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE DESIGN; CAD/CAE; CURRENT MODELING; CURRENT PROJECTS; DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION; DEVELOPMENT TIME; ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS; ENERGY SYSTEMS; NEW PROJECTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SIMULATION CAPABILITY; SOLAR PANELS;

AERODYNAMICS; DESIGN; DYNAMICS; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

AIRSHIPS;

EID: 84864967024     PISSN: 2093274X     EISSN: 20932480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5139/IJASS.2012.13.2.170     Document Type: Review

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