Design and experimental testing of an induced-shear piezoelectric actuator for rotor blade trailing edge flaps

41st Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Centolanza, Louis R ^a   Smith, Edward C ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; MECHANICAL ACTUATORS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; TUBES (COMPONENTS); TURBOMACHINE BLADES;

ACTUATOR DESIGN; AMPLIFICATION MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL BENCH; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; FLAP DEFLECTION; MECHANICAL SPRINGS; PIEZOELECTRIC TUBES; TRAILING EDGE FLAPS;

PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS;

EID: 85085402353     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-1713     Document Type: Conference Paper

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