Development of a novel high authority piezoelectric actuator for rotor blades with trailing edge flaps

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn II, Issue , 2006, Pages 839-849

  Szefi, Joseph T ^a   Mockensturm, Eric ^a   Smith, Edward C ^a   Wang, Kon Well ^a   Rehrig, Paul ^a   Centolanza, Louis ^a  

^a Invercon LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC LOADING; ANGLE OF ROTATION; CRYSTAL BEHAVIOR; ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTY; HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADES; MOTION AMPLIFICATION; SWASHPLATELESS ROTOR; TRAILING EDGE FLAPS;

AIRCRAFT; HELICOPTER ROTORS; PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS; ROTORS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 84884311649     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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