Active aeroelastic tailoring with adaptive continuous control surfaces

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

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Weisshaar, Terrence A ^a   Duke, David K ^a   Dobbins, Abigail ^a  

^a Purdue University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTUATORS; AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT CONTROL; DEFORMATION; DRAG; FLEXIBLE WINGS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

ADAPTIVE ACTUATOR; AEROELASTIC TAILORING; CONTINUOUS CONTROL; CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGNS; SPANWISE LIFT DISTRIBUTION; TOPOLOGICAL DESIGN; WING INDUCED DRAG;

CONTROL SURFACES;

EID: 85088184662     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-1619     Document Type: Conference Paper

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