Creation of Mathematical Models for Parametric Identification During Tests to Determine the Fuel Consumption of the Helicopter With Exhaust- Heat Shields

Abstract

With the increasing effectiveness of guided missile weapons, the problem of protecting helicopters from these means of destruction is becoming increasingly important. To date, the issue of assessing the protection of helicopters in tests of helicopter equipment are insufficiently developed and require more careful consideration. Therefore, the research of the protection of helicopters equipped with an integrated protection system against guided missiles with infra-red target seeker devices and the impact of exhaust-heat shields on the values of flight characteristics of the helicopter is quite relevant.
 The article researches the influence of exhaust-heat shields on the flight technical characteristics of helicopters, their change during the installation of exhaust-heat shields. The estimation of the change in geometric, mass and center characteristics of helicopters by the calculation method is given and the method determining the characteristics of fuel consumption by the calculation and experimental method is given. The methodology and results of experimental researches of flight technical characteristics of the helicopter with the established exhaust-heat shield are described.
 The basic result of the research is the study of existing methods for determining the impact of exhaust-heat shields on the flight characteristics of helicopters. Methods of parametric identification for determination of fuel consumption are worked out and the analysis of flight technical characteristics of the helicopter is developed. The fuel consumption of the helicopter with exhaust-heat shield is defined. Integrated assessment of the effectiveness of protection of helicopters from guided missiles with infra-red targeting device can be directly used in practice in test systems for the protection of upgraded and the latest models of helicopters. According to the results of research, mathematical models for determining the fuel consumption of a helicopter with exhaust-heat shields have been developed.