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Efficient sensitivity analysis and optimization of a helicopter rotor
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lim, Joon W. Chopra, Inderjit |
| Copyright Year | 1989 |
| Description | Aeroelastic optimization of a system essentially consists of the determination of the optimum values of design variables which minimize the objective function and satisfy certain aeroelastic and geometric constraints. The process of aeroelastic optimization analysis is illustrated. To carry out aeroelastic optimization effectively, one needs a reliable analysis procedure to determine steady response and stability of a rotor system in forward flight. The rotor dynamic analysis used in the present study developed inhouse at the University of Maryland is based on finite elements in space and time. The analysis consists of two major phases: vehicle trim and rotor steady response (coupled trim analysis), and aeroelastic stability of the blade. For a reduction of helicopter vibration, the optimization process requires the sensitivity derivatives of the objective function and aeroelastic stability constraints. For this, the derivatives of steady response, hub loads and blade stability roots are calculated using a direct analytical approach. An automated optimization procedure is developed by coupling the rotor dynamic analysis, design sensitivity analysis and constrained optimization code CONMIN. |
| File Size | 513446 |
| Page Count | 14 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19890015784 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6547mf09 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1989-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Design, Testing And Performance Aerodynamic Balance Helicopters Structural Vibration Finite Difference Theory Aircraft Design Hubs Aeroelasticity Optimization Rotary Wings Computer Programs Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |