Development of active twist rotors at the German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Monner, Hans Peter ^a   Riemenschneider, Johannes ^a   Opitz, Steffen ^a   Schulz, Martin ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE TWIST; ACTIVE TWIST ROTOR; CONTROL LAWS; DESIGN PHILOSOPHY; FLOW CONDITION; GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTERS; HIGHER HARMONICS; INTEGRATED ACTUATOR; MASS DISTRIBUTION; NOISE AND VIBRATION; NON-DESTRUCTIVE MEASUREMENT; PITCH ANGLE; PITCH LINKS; ROTARY WING AIRCRAFTS; ROTOR FREQUENCY; SECONDARY CONTROL; SWASH PLATE; TESTING TECHNIQUE; TWIST BLADE; UNSTEADY AERODYNAMICS;

AERODYNAMIC DRAG; AERODYNAMICS; HELICOPTERS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; TESTING;

HELICOPTER ROTORS;

EID: 84872479108     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2011-1824     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (7)

1. J. Riemenschneider, P. Wierach, and S. Keye, "Preliminary Study on Structural properties of Active Twist Blades," Friedrichshafen: 29th European Rotorcraft Forum, 2003.
2. J. Riemenschneider, S. Keye, P. Wierach, and H. Mercier des Rochettes, "Overview of the Common DLR/ONERA Project 'Active Twist Blade'," Marseille: 30th European Rotorcraft Forum, 2004.
3. F. Hoffmann, S. Opitz, and J. Riemenschneider, "Validation of Active Twist Modeling Based on Whirl Tower Tests," Texas, USA: 2009.
4. J. Riemenschneider and S. Opitz, "Measurement of twist deflection in active twist rotor," Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. In Press, Corrected Proof.
5. H. P. Monner, S. Opitz, J. Riemenschneider, and P. Wierach, "Evolution of Active Twist Rotor Designs at DLR," Schaumburg, IL, USA: 2008.
6. P. Wierach, J. Riemenschneider, and S. Keye, "Development of an Active Twist Rotor Blade with Distributed Actuation and Orthotropic Material," San Diego: SPIE, 2005.
7. P. Wierach, J. Riemenschneider, S. Opitz, and F. Hoffmann, "Experimental Investigation of an Active Twist Rotor under Centrifugal Loads," Kazan, Russia: 2007.