Mission Adaptive Rotor (MAR)
Abstract
The goal of the Mission Adaptive Rotor (MAR) program is to develop and demonstrate the capability to achieve dramatic improvements in rotor performance, survivability, and availability through the use of technologies that enable adaptation of the rotor throughout military missions and/or mission segments. Recent research indicates that significant performance benefits could be achieved by actively morphing the shape or properties of the rotor system; additionally, active rotors with on-blade control could eliminate the need for a rotor swashplate. MAR capability will result in dramatic improvements in system performance, operational availability, sustainability, and survivability, including reduction in acoustic susceptibility and rotor vibration while increasing useful payload fraction and range. The MAR program will mature active rotor technologies that enable the effective operation of military rotorcraft in performance-limited environments of high-altitude mountainous terrain and deserts. The MAR program will also focus on development of advanced technologies for application to future helicopter, tiltrotor, and other rotorcraft platforms and demonstrate the benefits of adaptation on a fielded system to facilitate upgrade of current multi-service rotorcraft systems.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2013
- Source ID
- 390ae68d35075db80ec31dbd91be0650
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