The Rotating Beam Problem in Helicopter Dynamics [Hardcover]

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.

Introduction.- Finite element analysis in space.- Finite element in time.- Stability analysis.- Helicopter rotor results.

Vijay Panchore?obtained his B. Tech degree in Industrial Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Jalandhar in 2009, M. Des. degree from the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore in 2011, and PhD degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Science Bangalore in 2017. He works in the area of finite element method, meshless methods and, helicopter dynamics. He has published two international journal papers, where finite element method and meshless methods were used to solve the rotating beam problems.

Prof. Ranjan Ganguli?obtained his M.S. and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1991 and 1994, respectively, and his B.Tech degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in 1989. Following his PhD, he worked at the Alfred Gessow Rotorcraft Center of the University of Maryland as Assistant Research Scientist until 1997 on projects on rotorcraft health monitoring and vibratory load validation for the Naval Surface Warfare Center and United Technology Research Center, respectively. He also worked at thló„