Integral Blade Actuation

With regard to the above discussions and with the integral blade actuation for the helicopter application in mind, as illustrated in Section 2.5, the example configuration schemes will be focused as follows ... 

The sequence of theories developed throughout the foregoing chapters, leading the way from piezoelectric composites via adaptive laminated composite shells to adaptive thin-walled beams, allows for examinations of almost arbitrary complexity. The attempt to provide examples for the full spectrum of capabilities will be dropped in favor of an application-oriented approach. Hence, the subsequent investigations will be carried out in view of the integral actuation of structures with certain similarity to helicopter rotor blades. 

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