Abstract:Rotorcraft blades are subject to significant dynamic loads both in standard and critical operating conditions. The knowledge and the prediction of the produced aerodynamic loads could represent an advantage in preventing failures on the rotorcraft, but also to avoid unnecessary inspections and reduce the downtime of the aircraft. This work applies the K´alm´an filtering technique to estimate the aerodynamic loads on a helicopter rotor blade at wind-tunnel model scale, representative of that of a medium-weight … Show more
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