This paper describes a fully integrated aerodynamic/dynamic optimization procedure for helicopter rotor blades. The procedure combines performance and dynamics analyses with a general purpose optimizer. The procedure minimizes a linear combination of power required (in hover, forward flight, and maneuver) and vibratory hub shear. The design variables include pretwist, taper initiation, taper ratio, root chord, blade stiffnesses, tuning masses, and tuning mass locations. Aerodynamic constraints consists of limits on power required in hover, forward flight and maneuver; airfoil section stall; drag divergence mach number; minimum tip chord; and trim. Dynamic constraints are on frequencies, minimum autorotational inertia, and maximum blade weight. The procedure is demonstrated for two cases. In the first case the objective function involves power required (in hover, forward flight, and maneuver) and dynamics. The second case involves only hover power and dynamics. The designs from the integrated procedure are compared with designs form a sequential optimization approach in which the blade is first optimized for performance and then for dynamics. In both cases, the integrated approach is superior.


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    Titel :

    Fully integrated aerodynamic/dynamic optimization of helicopter rotor blades


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Voll integrierte aerodynamisch/dynamische Optimierung von Hubschrauber-Flügelblättern


    Beteiligte:
    Walsh, J.L. (Autor:in) / LaMarsh, W.J. (Autor:in) / Adelman, H.M. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1992


    Format / Umfang :

    16 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 7 Tabellen, 21 Quellen


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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