A three-dimensional flutter theory for rotor blades with trailing-edge flaps

This dissertation develops the equations of motion for the structural and aerodynamic forces and moments of a rotor blade with a trailing-edge flap using eight degrees of freedom. Lagrange's equation is applied using normal modes to find the flutter frequency and speed similar to the classic fi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Couch, Mark A.
Other Authors: Woods, E. Roberts
Published: Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10945/9855