The Rotating Beam Problem in Helicopter Dynamics

Download or read book The Rotating Beam Problem in Helicopter Dynamics written by Ranjan Ganguli and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-14 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book addresses computational methods for solving the problem of vibration, response, loads and stability of a helicopter rotor blade modeled as a rotating beam with flap or out-of-plane bending. The focus is on explaining the implementation of the finite element method in the space and time domain for the free vibration, aeroelastic response and stability problems. The use of Floquet analysis for the aeroelastic stability analysis of rotor blades is also shown. The contents of the book will be useful to researchers in aerodynamics and applied mechanics, and will also serve well professionals working in the aerospace industry.