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US 2013/0173224 A1Published application
Methods and systems for helicopter rotor blade balancing
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsArthur E. Santerre, Sharyn E. Mlinar
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Abstract
Methods and systems for balancing helicopter rotor blades are disclosed. In some examples, density data of a rotor blade may be acquired by scanning the rotor blade. In some examples, a three-dimensional model of a rotor blade may be merged with density data of the rotor blade. In some examples, simulations may be performed to predict flight data associated with a modeled rotor blade. In some examples, a database may be referenced to predict a desired weight balance of a rotor blade.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- processing by a computer density data of a rotor blade to produce a density map of the rotor blade.
A method comprising:
- accessing with a computer a database, wherein the database includes dynamic models that are based on relative mass distribution models of rotor blades, wherein the relative mass distribution models are based at least in part on data acquired from scanning the rotor blades;
- based on the accessing, determining by a computer a proposed weight distribution of a rotor blade to be balanced.
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