Whirl testing of a pneumatic artificial muscle actuation system for a full-scale active rotor

Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 2873-2884

  Woods, Benjamin K S ^a   Kothera, Curt S ^b   Wereley, Norman M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b TECHNO SCIENCES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TRAILING EDGE FLAP; ACTUATION SYSTEMS; ACTUATOR TECHNOLOGY; KEY TECHNOLOGIES; OPERATING CONDITION; PNEUMATIC ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE; UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND; VIBRATION REDUCTIONS;

PNEUMATIC DRIVES;

EID: 84884393417     PISSN: 15522938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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