Abstract After proving its individual blade control (IBC) capabilities on a four-bladed rotor system in the wind tunnel, the DLR’s multiple swashplate system and its control software were developed further to allow IBC operation on a five-bladed rotor system. After preliminary tests in hover conditions, a second wind-tunnel test was performed in the DNW-LLF wind tunnel in late 2016. The goal of this test on a Mach-scaled model rotor was to reduce vibration, noise, and required rotor power in different flight conditions using proven IBC strategies as well as localized pitch control (LPC) on five blades. In descent flight condition, significant reductions of blade–vortex interaction noise relative to the baseline case were achieved on both sides of the rotor disk through the application of 2/rev higher harmonic control as well as using an LPC schedule. Through the application of 3/rev IBC as well as a vibration controller using a 4–6/rev multi-harmonic IBC signal, 5/rev hub loads were reduced significantly and the 5/rev vertical vibrations were nearly eliminated. In addition, during simulated high-speed-level flight with a wind speed of 76 m/s, the required rotor power was successfully reduced using a 2/rev input with an amplitude of 1$$^\circ$$.


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    Title :

    The second wind-tunnel test of DLR’s multiple swashplate system


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    Publication date :

    2018




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    50.03 Methoden und Techniken der Ingenieurwissenschaften / 50.03 Methoden und Techniken der Ingenieurwissenschaften, Methoden und Techniken der Ingenieurwissenschaften / 55.50 Luftfahrzeugtechnik / 55.50 Luftfahrzeugtechnik, Luftfahrzeugtechnik
    DDC:    629.105



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