A parametric study of the structural design for an advanced active twist rotor

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 856-869

  Sekula, Martin K ^a   Wilbur, Matthew L ^a   Yeager Jr , William T ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TWIST ROTOR; ANALYTICAL STUDIES; ELASTIC AXIS LOCATIONS; KINEMATIC COUPLINGS; NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER; ROTORCRAFT AERODYNAMICS; TORSIONAL STIFFNESS; VIBRATION REDUCTIONS;

GRAVITATION; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 84883511910     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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