An Analog Computer Simulation of a Generalized Helicopter Rotor System.

Abstract

EMS, EQUATIONS OF MOTION, REAL TIME, COMPUTER PROGRAMSANALOG SIMULATION, CONTROL THEORYThe report describes an analog simulation of a generalized single-rotored helicopter rotor system as programmed on an EAI 231R-V analog computer. The simulation described is modeled from equations of motion of sufficient detail so as to permit the use of the simulation in flight control and avionics design studies. The program is suitable for use in a hybrid computer total forces and moments simulation or as a part of a more simplified analog computer model of a single rotored helicopter. An automatic setup and check program is described which allows rapid reconfiguration of the analog rotor program to represent many different kinds of rotor systems, including the hingeless and articulated types with any number of blades. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0754547

Entities

People

  • Tunis Robbins

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Analog Computers
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Control Simulators
  • Equation-Based Simulations
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Helicopter Rotors
  • Helicopters
  • Hybrid Computers
  • Simulations
  • Simulators

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computer Science.
  • Robotics and Automation.