A blade tracking system for a rotary wing aircraft (10) includes a blade sensor (30) mounted on a blade (24) of the rotary wing aircraft (10), the blade sensor (30) wirelessly transmitting blade data; a reference sensor (32) mounted to the rotary wing aircraft, the blade (24) driven by the rotor hub (26), the reference sensor (32) transmitting reference data; and a processor (36) receiving the blade data and the reference data, the processor (36) determining at least one of lead-lag, flap and pitch of the blade in response to the blade data and the reference data.


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    Title :

    Rotary wing aircraft blade tracking


    Additional title:

    Drehflügelflugzeug-Blattverfolgung
    Suivi de pale d'aéronef à voilure tournante


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-06-26


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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