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Health Monitoring in Helicopters KTP Regional Seminar By Steve Pollard

Health Monitoring in Helicopters KTP Regional Seminar By Steve Pollard. Introduction. Partners Project Background Project Achievements Conclusion. KTP Partners. Company Partner – Helitune Ltd Provides Aircraft Vibration Solutions for Rotor Track & Balance (RTB)

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Health Monitoring in Helicopters KTP Regional Seminar By Steve Pollard

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  1. Health Monitoring in Helicopters KTP Regional Seminar By Steve Pollard

  2. Introduction • Partners • Project • Background • Project Achievements • Conclusion

  3. KTP Partners • Company Partner – Helitune Ltd • Provides Aircraft Vibration Solutions for Rotor Track & Balance (RTB) • Customers in over 30 countries worldwide • Academic Partner - University of Bristol • Aerospace Engineering • Bristol University Laboratory for Advanced Dynamics Engineering (BLADE)

  4. Project Overview • Aims • Develop a ‘next generation RTB algorithm’ • Embed human expertise within Helitune’s products • Scope • 3 year project • 2 associates

  5. Why do we need vibration reduction?

  6. Business Case • RTB is essential maintenance • Accounts for 5-12% of all flight hours • Effects of vibration costs 2.5-3 hours of maintenance per flight hour • Reducing flights quickly generates large cost savings for operators

  7. An RTB primer • Series of test flights to collect vibration data • Adjust the rotor in between flights (not in-flight!)

  8. History/Development • Early Manual Methods • Flag tracking • Electronic Methods • Digital Signal Processing • Next Generation • Solve track & balance simultaneously

  9. Achievements to Date • Successful flight trial at RUAG in Germany

  10. Achievements to Date • CH53 implementation • UH-60 Wind Tunnel Trial • A109 LUH remote trials

  11. Achievements to Date • UH-1D Concept Study • AW101 Merlin – Onboard system • Wind Turbine Tracking

  12. Summary • Benefits to date • Algorithm in use • Improved predictive capability for equipment • Results show reduction in number of flights needed • KTP has won substantial business for the company • Networking opportunities for both Company and University • Looking Forward • Further algorithm development • Add ‘intelligence’ • 2nd KTP established

  13. Questions?

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