A structural dynamic analysis of a manduca sexta forewing

International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 119-140

  Sims, Travis W ^a   Palazotto, Anthony N ^a   Norris, Aaron ^a  

^a AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROELASTICITY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; GEOMETRY; MICRO AIR VEHICLE (MAV); RIGID WINGS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; WINGS;

AEROELASTIC EFFECTS; EXPERIMENTAL METHODS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FLUID STRUCTURAL INTERACTIONS; GEOMETRIC MODELING; INTELLIGENCE , SURVEILLANCE , AND RECONNAISSANCES; LASER VIBROMETRY; LOWER FREQUENCIES;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84985947150     PISSN: 17568293     EISSN: 17568307     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/1756-8293.2.3.119     Document Type: Article

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