Rotorbiade shape estimation with fiber-optical sensors for a health and usage monitoring system

Soeren Suesse, Manfred Hajek

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Abstract

The increasing maturity and decreasing size of the measurement equipment enables Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors to be used for structural monitoring of complex structures. FBGs applied on helicopter rotor blades are used to identify blade movements, which will serve as a valuable data source to supply Usage Monitoring Systems for rotorcraft. In this paper, two approaches are presented to calculate the displacement of a rotor blade with nonuniform cross sections based on surface strain measurements with FBGs. Furthermore, the effect of sensor noise as well as errors and failures of the sensors is analyzed for both methods.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication42nd European Rotorcraft Forum 2016
PublisherAssociation Aeronautique et Astronautique de France
Pages963-967
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781510839144
StatePublished - 2016
Event42nd European Rotorcraft Forum 2016 - Lille, France
Duration: 5 Sep 20168 Sep 2016

Publication series

Name42nd European Rotorcraft Forum 2016
Volume2

Conference

Conference42nd European Rotorcraft Forum 2016
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityLille
Period5/09/168/09/16

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