Numerical simulations on the ERICA tiltrotor
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2017.01.023
Abstract: Abstract This paper presents aerodynamic calculations of the model-scale ERICA tiltrotor with high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics. The aim of this work is to assess the capability of the present CFD method in predicting airloads on… read more here.
Keywords: tiltrotor; numerical simulations; simulations erica; cfd method ... See more keywords
Numerical investigation of the aerodynamic interaction between a tiltrotor and a tandem rotor during shipboard operations
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2019.02.005
Abstract: Abstract Complex rotorcraft-to-rotorcraft interference problems occur during shipboard operations, and have a negative impact on safety. A vortex-based approach is used here to investigate the flow field and unsteady airloads of a tiltrotor affected by… read more here.
Keywords: rotor; tiltrotor; shipboard operations; tandem rotor ... See more keywords
Numerical Investigations for Passive and Active Flow Control on Tiltrotor–Wing Aerodynamic Interactions
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DOI: 10.1061/(asce)as.1943-5525.0001288
Abstract: AbstractNumerical investigations for passive and active controls on aerodynamic interactions of the rotor/wing of a tiltrotor aircraft are conducted in hovering flight. The moving embedded grid met... read more here.
Keywords: aerodynamic interactions; investigations passive; tiltrotor; numerical investigations ... See more keywords
An Innovative Control Allocation Framework for a Novel Tiltrotor Aircraft
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2020.3041855
Abstract: Control allocation is still a challenge for tiltrotor aircraft due to effectors’ redundancy, dramatic nonlinearities and cross-coupling. Besides this, the external disturbance caused by the unique configuration of tiltrotor such as larger wing area and… read more here.
Keywords: control allocation; tiltrotor; allocation framework; control ... See more keywords
Aeroelastic Rotorcraft–Pilot Couplings in Tiltrotor Aircraft
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DOI: 10.2514/1.g003922
Abstract: This work investigates rotorcraft–pilot coupling phenomena in tiltrotor aircraft. A detailed tiltrotor model, representative of the Bell XV-15, has been built. Biomechanical models of the pilot, ac... read more here.
Keywords: aeroelastic rotorcraft; tiltrotor aircraft; rotorcraft pilot; tiltrotor ... See more keywords