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Dynamic Characteristics of Helicopter Bearingless Main Rotor

헬리콥터 무베어링 주로터의 동특성 시험

  • Received : 2015.12.24
  • Accepted : 2016.04.21
  • Published : 2016.05.01
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Abstract

The characteristics of bearingless main rotor of helicopter are investigated through non-rotating tests and rotating tests. The stiffness and natural frequencies of rotor blades, flexbeam, and torque tube which are core components of baearingless rotor are measured to obtain input material properties for rotor analysis. The functional test on ground for assembly of one hub with damper, snubber, and no blade is carried out to check interfaces between components, kinematics of components, and pitch motion ranges under applied loads including centrifugal load. The 4-bladed bearingless rotor with 5.82m of rotor radius is tested on the whirl tower with rotation plane of 9.65m height. The thrust and power are measured to obtain hover performance and the frequencies and dampings of the rotor are obtained by excitation of cyclic pitch by hydraulic actuators.

이 논문에서는 무베어링 로터의 동특성을 비회전 강성 및 진동수 측정 시험과 회전 훨타워 시험을 통해 살펴보았다. 무베어링 로터의 주요 구성품인 블레이드, 유연보, 토크튜브에 대해 강성 및 고유진동수를 측정하여 해석을 위한 물성치를 확보하였고, 훨타워 시험 전에 댐퍼와 스너버를 장착한 무베어링 로터를 조립하여 지상에서 하중이 부가되는 조건하에 기능시험을 수행하여 로터 구성품간의 간섭 여부, 기구학적 거동 등을 확인하였다. 4개의 블레이드를 가지고 회전반경이 5.82m인 무베어링 로터의 회전 동특성시험을 회전면 높이가 9.65m인 훨타워에서 수행하였다. 정지비행성능을 확인하기 위해 추력과 사용동력을 측정하였으며, 회전시 블레이드의 고유진동수 및 감쇠를 측정하기 위해 유압 가진기를 통하여 사이클릭 가진을 하였다.

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