Electronics Optics & Control, Volume. 31, Issue 5, 1(2024)

A Review of Active Vibration Control Methods for Helicopters

WANG Xiao... YANG Yifan and ZHANG Shuo |Show fewer author(s)
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    Received: Jun. 3, 2023

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    Published Online: Aug. 23, 2024

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    DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1671-637x.2024.05.001

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