Robust stability analysis of a linear time-periodic active helicopter rotor

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1625-1636

  Maurice, J B ^a   Farolfi, R ^a,b   Saupe, F ^a,c   King, F A ^a   Fichter, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b Institute of Flight Mechanics and Control ^*  (Italy)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HELICOPTER ROTORS; HELICOPTERS; INVARIANCE; LINEAR SYSTEMS; TIME VARYING CONTROL SYSTEMS; UNCERTAIN SYSTEMS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AEROELASTIC PHENOMENON; COORDINATES TRANSFORMATION; HARMONIC TRANSFER FUNCTIONS; LIFTING TECHNIQUES; LINEAR FRACTIONAL REPRESENTATION; LINEAR TIME INVARIANT SYSTEMS; LINEAR TIME-PERIODIC SYSTEM; ROBUST STABILITY ANALYSIS;

SYSTEM STABILITY;

EID: 84867002655     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.54232     Document Type: Conference Paper

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