Helicopter performance and vibration enhancement by twist-actuated blades

44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Shin, Sang Joon ^a   Cesnik, Carlos E S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNAMICS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; VEHICLE PERFORMANCE;

CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL; CONTROL AUTHORITIES; HIGHER FREQUENCIES; HIGHER HARMONIC CONTROL; PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS; PIEZO-COMPOSITE ACTUATORS; TRANSONIC DYNAMICS TUNNELS; TWIST DEFORMATIONS;

SUPERSONIC AIRCRAFT;

EID: 85086490726     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-1818     Document Type: Conference Paper

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