Optimization issues with complex rotorcraft comprehensive analysis

7th AIAA/USAF/NASA/ISSMO Symposium on Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 1362-1372

  Walsh, Joanne L ^a   Young, Katherine C ^a   Tarzanin, Frank J ^b   Hirsh, Joel E ^b   Young, Darrell K ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT;

AUTOMATIC DIFFERENTIATION TOOL; AUTOMATIC DIFFERENTIATIONS; COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS; COMPUTER MEMORY; LOW VIBRATION; OPTIMIZATION SCHEME; ROTOR ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY DERIVATIVES;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84983119919     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1998-4889     Document Type: Conference Paper

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