Noliac Help Develop Prototypes to Help Drastically Reduce Vibration in Helicopters

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By AZoM Materials

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

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Novel actuator design
The field of active rotor control through the use of trailing edge flaps has been widely covered in the literature. Although the benefit of reducing the vibration levels by up to 80% is widely recognised, no application has reached commercial success up to now. Noliac Motion and AgustaWestland Helicopters Ltd have worked jointly on the development of a more effective solution.

After a study of the literature, a new actuator design was developed, providing improved performance for a minimum mass. Prototypes have been manufactured and tested.

'Piezoelectric actuation' seminar
At the'Piezoelectric actuation' seminar at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, R&D Engineer at Noliac Motion, Charles Mangeot, will present the project.

Contents of the presentation:

  • Analysis of approaches to active trailing edge flaps
  • Presentation of a new actuator design
  • Manufacture and testing of prototype actuators
  • Comparison with current state-of-the-art

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