Simultaneous vibration reduction and performance enhancement in rotorcraft using actively controlled flaps

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn II, Issue , 2006, Pages 1249-1263

  Liu, Li ^a   Friedmann, Peretz P ^a   Kim, Insung ^a   Dennis, S Bernstein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVELY CONTROLLED FLAPS; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; DUAL FLAP CONFIGURATIONS; DYNAMIC STALL EFFECT; HIGHER-HARMONIC-CONTROL ALGORITHMS; INDIVIDUAL BLADE CONTROL; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; VIBRATION REDUCTIONS;

HELICOPTERS; MATLAB;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 84884294548     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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