Probabilistic structural design of UAVs under aeroelastic loading

2nd AIAA "Unmanned Unlimited" Conference and Workshop and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Allen, M ^a   Mautey, K ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; SAFETY FACTOR; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AEROELASTIC WINGS; DESIGN METHOD; FLOW PARAMETERS; OPERATING CONDITION; PROBABILISTIC APPROACHES; RELIABILITY BASED DESIGN; STOCHASTIC VARIATION; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER;

AEROELASTICITY;

EID: 85085404906     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-6510     Document Type: Conference Paper

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