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by C. Venkatesan (Author)
This is an introductory book on helicopter dynamics. The aim of this book is to introduce the students/engineers to the basic principles of helicopter dynamics. The book focuses on three major topics: (i) rotor blade idealization and blade dynamics in flap, lag, and torsion modes; (ii) rotor blade aeroelastic stability (coupled flap-lag and coupled flap-torsion); (iii) coupled rotor-fuselage dynamics. It covers hover, forward flight, and other maneuver flights. Starting from basic physics of rotating systems, the equations of motion have been derived in vector form.
Author Biography
Professor C. Venkatesan holds a master of science in physics from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and master and doctoral degrees in engineering from Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. After gaining experience in both industry and academic research, he joined the department of aerospace engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur as faculty. He has initiated strong academic and research activity at IIT-Kanpur in the field of helicopter aeroelasticity. He has more than 100 research publications both in journals and conferences. He has received awards from The Aeronautical Society of India. He is a Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering and Associate Fellow of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
