Helicopter blade loads control via multiple trailing-edge flaps

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn II, Issue , 2006, Pages 999-1009

  Kim, Jun Sik ^a   Smith, Edward C ^a   Wang, K W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROELASTIC MODELING; ANALYTICAL STUDIES; CONTROL STRATEGIES; LINEAR INFLOW MODELS; MULTIPLE TRAILING-EDGE FLAPS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL CONTROL ALGORITHM; TRAILING-EDGE FLAPS;

AIRFOILS; ALGORITHMS; HELICOPTERS;

AEROELASTICITY;

EID: 84884303405     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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