Design optimization of a composite tilt-rotor wing with stability approximations

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

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages

  Clements, Timothy M ^a   Rais Rohani, Masoud ^b  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROELASTICITY; CONVERTIBLE HELICOPTERS; FLUTTER (AERODYNAMICS); LINEAR REGRESSION; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; TORSIONAL STRESS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; FREQUENCY CONSTRAINT; INTERNAL LOAD DISTRIBUTION; MULTIPLE CONSTRAINT; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION EQUATIONS; TILT-ROTOR AIRCRAFTS; VIBRATION FREQUENCY;

WINGS;

EID: 85088759910     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-1454     Document Type: Conference Paper

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