Ground vibration tests of a helicopter structure using OMA techniques

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 35-51

  Ameri, N ^a   Grappasonni, C ^b   Coppotelli, G ^b   Ewins, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Experimental modal analysis; Helicopter structures; Operational modal analysis

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY INDEX; AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL MODAL ANALYSIS; GROUND VIBRATION TESTS; HELICOPTER STRUCTURE; IN-FLIGHT TESTS; INPUT-OUTPUT APPROACH; MODAL PARAMETERS; OPERATIONAL MODAL ANALYSIS; OUTPUT RESPONSE; RESEARCH ACTIVITIES; TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; AIRFRAMES; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; ESTIMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HELICOPTERS; MODAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 84870405025     PISSN: 08883270     EISSN: 10961216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ymssp.2012.09.013     Document Type: Article

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