Structural design optimization of a tiltrotor aircraft composite wing to enhance whirl flutter stability

Composite Structures

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 283-294

  Kim, Taeseong ^a   Lim, Jaehoon ^b   Shin, SangJoon ^b   Kim, Do Hyung ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Composite wing; Multi level optimization; Response surface method; Tiltrotor aircraft; Whirl flutter analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE WING; MULTILEVEL OPTIMIZATION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; TILT-ROTOR AIRCRAFTS; WHIRL FLUTTER;

AEROELASTICITY; AIRCRAFT; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WINGS;

FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS);

EID: 84868123235     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.08.019     Document Type: Article

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