Rotary Wing Robotics

Rotary-Wing Flight Mechanics

A helicopter is not possessed of an ability to fly fast compared with fixed-wing counterparts. This is a result of considerations with the main rotor. The main rotor moves in a direction very close to its plane of rotation which naturally divides it into two halves which operate under different aerodynamic conditions. One side (called the advancing side) has the rotation and translation velocit...

Survey of rotary wing accidents.

Vision Based Control of Rotary Wing Vehicles

The work presented in this paper is intended as an introduction to a study being carried out at the University of Bristol in conjunction with the SEAS DTC and forms the basis for a PhD in aerospace engineering. The focus of the research is the design of control systems for small unmanned rotary wing vehicles which receive feedback signals from visual sensory devices to augment controllability. ...

Rotary Wing Structural Life Tracking Architecture

Technical Data Analysis (TDA) presents the architecture development of its rotary wing dynamic component structural life tracking system, HeloTrack.net, which was developed for the US Navy to meet Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) objectives. Methods of fatigue lifing are discussed in the context of improving accuracy for end of life predictions of rotary wing fleets. TDA improves on the curren...

DOCTORAL PROGRAM IN ROTARy WING AIRCRAfT