scholarly journals Design and analysis trends of helicopter rotor systems

Sadhana ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 427-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Inderjit Chopra
Keyword(s):  
Helicopter Rotor ◽  
Rotor Systems

Static and Dynamic Balancing of Helicopter Tail Rotor Blade Using Two-Plane Balancing Method

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Shariff Ammoo ◽  
Ziad Abdul Awal ◽  
Norhidayah Mat Sangiti
Keyword(s):  
Life Span ◽  
Rotor Blade ◽  
Stability Control ◽  
Rotor System ◽  
Helicopter Rotor ◽  
Vibration Level ◽  
Dynamic Balancing ◽  
Rotor Systems ◽  
Entire Vehicle

Balancing is a rotating component is critical in any mechanism. Devoid of proper balancing, any vehicle - be it in air, land or sea, it will affect stability, control and safety. The same goes for rotor crafts. Imbalance of the helicopter tail rotor system leads to vibrations in the entire vehicle and may cause accident. Typically, for the tail rotor of a helicopter, the blade is a source of vibration on the tail boom. This not only causes inconvenience to the pilot but also reduces the life span of the helicopter. There is a certain amount of vibration in the helicopter rotor systems especially the tail rotor. Hence, balancing procedure for rotating mass was conducted to reduce the vibration. This research focuses on balancing of the tail rotor for UTM Single Seat Helicopter. Experiments have been conducted in order to study the vibration level of the tail rotor. Adding and removing masses separately on the tail rotor exhibited different vibration levels. The responses were analyzed and used for balancing the tail of rotor system. The balancing effort was considered successful, although there was still some residual unbalance in the tail rotor.

Reduction of structural vibrations with the piezoelectric stacks ring

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 729-736
Author(s):  
Jincheng He ◽  
Xing Tan ◽  
Wang Tao ◽  
Xinhai Wu ◽  
Huan He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Control ◽  
Mechanical Energy ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Structural Vibrations ◽  
Rotor Systems ◽  
Fea Model ◽  
Piezoelectric Stacks ◽  
Shunt Damping ◽  
Reduction Effect ◽  
Euler Bernoulli Beam

It is known that piezoelectric material shunted with external circuits can convert mechanical energy to electrical energy, which is so called piezoelectric shunt damping technology. In this paper, a piezoelectric stacks ring (PSR) is designed for vibration control of beams and rotor systems. A relative simple electromechanical model of an Euler Bernoulli beam supported by two piezoelectric stacks shunted with resonant RL circuits is established. The equation of motion of such simplified system has been derived using Hamilton’s principle. A more realistic FEA model is developed. The numerical analysis is carried out using COMSOL® and the simulation results show a significant reduction of vibration amplitude at the specific natural frequencies. Using finite element method, the influence of circuit parameters on lateral vibration control is discussed. A preliminary experiment of a prototype PSR verifies the PSR’s vibration reduction effect.

Aerodynamic Performance of a Helicopter Rotor Hovering in Close Proximity to the Obstacles with Penetration Boundary Condition

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
Naohiro IBOSHI ◽  
Noriaki ITOGA ◽  
Yasuhide YAMANAKA ◽  
Abdul KADIR, ◽  
Yuzaburou HAYASHI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Boundary Condition ◽  
Aerodynamic Performance ◽  
Helicopter Rotor ◽  
Close Proximity
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