Blue Pulse™: Active rotor control by trailing edge flaps at AIRBUS HELICOPTERS

dc.contributor.author Dieterich, O.
dc.contributor.author Rabourdin, A.
dc.contributor.author Maurice, J.-B.
dc.contributor.author Konstanzer, P.
dc.date.accessioned 2018-05-31T09:10:35Z
dc.date.available 2018-05-31T09:10:35Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.description.abstract Ten years ago, AIRBUS HELICOPTERS has opened a new page in active rotor control by performing the first flight of a main rotor system equipped with piezo-driven trailing edge flaps, In 2005, the experimental test bed consisted of a modified BK117 composite airframe and the experimental ADASYS main rotor system labelled according to the underlying research project. In the meantime, the experimental system has been continuously improved in order to close the gap to potential serial solutions in view of airframe, main rotor, actuation and mechatronics. Until today, AIRBUS HELICOPTERS is the only manufacturer in the world performing full scale flight tests with such kind of systems. The related technology is branded by AIRBUS HELICOPTERS as Blue PulseTM. This paper provides a comprehensive overview on active rotor activities at AIRBUS HELICOPTERS concerning piezo-driven trailing edge flaps. Main topics are the presentation of flight test results and underlying flight physics for major secondary control tasks. Future development challenges are identified to be less on realization by design and proof-of-demonstration for both hardware and control algorithms but more on maturing the underlying concepts in view of potential customer applications.
dc.identifier.other ERF2015_0092_paper
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11881/3603
dc.language.iso en
dc.subject.other Dynamics
dc.title Blue Pulse™: Active rotor control by trailing edge flaps at AIRBUS HELICOPTERS
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