Periodic Control of Vibrations in Helicopters

Abstract The problem of rejecting periodic disturbances in helicopters is here addressed by means of a periodic LMI technique. The computational advantage offered by this technique allows to face the important case of helicopter operating at variable velocity. Some significant simulations are proposed both in forward flight case and in case of variable velocity.

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