Novel concept for realizing individual blade control (IBC) for helicopters

36th European Rotorcraft Forum, ERF 2010

Volumn 1, Issue , 2010, Pages 111-121

  Bartels, R ^a   Kuefmann, P ^a   Kessler, Ch ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS; HELICOPTER ROTORS; HELICOPTERS; HYDRAULIC ACTUATORS; ROTORS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES; VORTEX FLOW;

ACTIVE ROTOR CONTROL; ADDITIONAL CONTROL; ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR; GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTERS; HIGHER HARMONIC CONTROL; INDIVIDUAL BLADE CONTROL; STATE OF THE ART; UNDERLYING PRINCIPLES;

AIRCRAFT CONTROL;

EID: 84880477447     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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