This paper presents an overview of health management issues and challenges that are specific to rotorcraft. Rotorcraft form a unique subset of air vehicles in that their propulsion system is used not only for propulsion, but also serves as the primary source of lift and maneuvering of the vehicle. No other air vehicle relies on the propulsion system to provide these functions through a transmission system with single critical load paths without duplication or redundancy. As such, health management of the power train is a critical and unique part of any rotorcraft health management system. This paper focuses specifically on the issues and challenges related to the dynamic mechanical components in the main power train. This includes the transmission and main rotor mechanisms. This paper will review standard practices used for rotorcraft health management, lessons learned from fielded trials, and future challenges.


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    Title :

    Rotorcraft Health Management Issues and Challenges


    Contributors:
    J. J. Zakrajske (author) / P. J. Dempsey (author) / E. M. Huff (author) / M. Augustin (author) / R. Safa-Bakhsh (author)

    Publication date :

    2006


    Size :

    20 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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