High-fidelity rotorcraft simulation model: analyzing and improving linear operating point models
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DOI: 10.1007/s13272-018-0345-9
Abstract: The simulation of the helicopter motion is a central component in flight control design, handling quality studies, and the understanding of physical effects. At best, the flight test results fulfill the expectations from the simulation.… read more here.
Keywords: fidelity; physics; model; simulation ... See more keywords
Rotorcraft fuselage mass assessment in early design stages
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DOI: 10.1007/s13272-021-00492-z
Abstract: Like the design of fixed-wing aircraft the design of rotorcraft is generally divided into the three consecutive phases of conceptual, preliminary and detailed design. During each phase the acquired results in turn serve as input… read more here.
Keywords: design stages; early design; fuselage; mass ... See more keywords
The Application of Micro Coaxial Rotorcraft in Warfare: An Overview, Key Technologies, and Warfare Scenarios
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2022.3166890
Abstract: The mode of future wars is mainly local wars and regional conflicts. This style of war is characterized by unpredictability and instability, which can happen anytime and anywhere. Once it happens, the battlefield is vast,… read more here.
Keywords: coaxial rotorcraft; technologies warfare; rotorcraft; warfare scenarios ... See more keywords
Distributed Formation Centroid Tracking Control of Clustered Rotorcraft
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DOI: 10.1109/taes.2022.3206271
Abstract: We design a distributed control algorithm for clustered rotorcraft to cooperatively realize the formation centroid tracking objective in this article. In particular, the rotorcraft cluster are capable of constructing a prescribed configuration while making the… read more here.
Keywords: control; centroid tracking; formation centroid; clustered rotorcraft ... See more keywords
The dynamic analysis of the rotorcraft with robotic landing gear in the landing process on uneven ground
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DOI: 10.1177/16878132221107473
Abstract: In order to avoid the hard landing on the uneven ground, several robotic landing gears of the rotorcraft are designed. In previous studies, most literature focuses on the control methods of the robotic landing gears.… read more here.
Keywords: uneven ground; robotic landing; landing process; rotorcraft ... See more keywords
U.S. Army Rotorcraft Research at Ames: New Frontier in Dynamics and Aeroelasticity
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DOI: 10.2514/1.j057503
Abstract: This paper presents an informal narrative of rotorcraft structural dynamics and aeroelasticity research initiated by the U.S. Army at NASA Ames Research Center in the early 1970s, when rotorcraft r... read more here.
Keywords: dynamics aeroelasticity; army rotorcraft; rotorcraft research; research ... See more keywords
Flight Validation of a System for Autonomous Rotorcraft Multilift
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DOI: 10.4050/jahs.64.032001
Abstract: A system for rotorcraft dual lift was developed and flight-tested using two Yamaha RMAX helicopters equipped with customized avionics and sling–load hardware. Important features of the system were tested, including precision dual-lift maneuvering, load tension… read more here.
Keywords: system; validation system; flight validation; flight ... See more keywords