The document describes ongoing research into lag damper design for rotorcraft. The research is evaluating passive, active, and smart damper designs through modeling, experimental validation on a test rig, and implementation in a rotor performance prediction code. The goal is to improve damper performance for vibration reduction through control schemes like Higher-Harmonic Control.
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The document describes ongoing research into lag damper design for rotorcraft. The research is evaluating passive, active, and smart damper designs through modeling, experimental validation on a test rig, and implementation in a rotor performance prediction code. The goal is to improve damper performance for vibration reduction through control schemes like Higher-Harmonic Control.
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Lag Damper, Instrumentation and vibration measurement
The document describes ongoing research into lag damper design for rotorcraft. The research is evaluating passive, active, and smart damper designs through modeling, experimental validation on a test rig, and implementation in a rotor performance prediction code. The goal is to improve damper performance for vibration reduction through control schemes like Higher-Harmonic Control.
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The document describes ongoing research into lag damper design for rotorcraft. The research is evaluating passive, active, and smart damper designs through modeling, experimental validation on a test rig, and implementation in a rotor performance prediction code. The goal is to improve damper performance for vibration reduction through control schemes like Higher-Harmonic Control.
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LAG DAMPER RESEARCH
Brano Titurus, Nick Lieven & Peter Bunniss
Lag damper research Passive damper design Active damper design Model refinement Model refinement for improved correlation with experimental validation datasets. Data for validation Experiments designed for model validation, parameter ID etc. Test rig for validation Test rig design for model validation, refinement and substructuring. Control performance Control performance studies for a range of cost functions, response quantities and flight conditions. R150 implement. Algorithmic and software implementation of HHC/IBC concept and new damper models into rotor performance prediction code R150. Evaluation & concept (Semi)active damper concept and initial evaluation (damping capacity etc.) Model selection and further use (e.g. in R150). Research evolution Nominal damper model Evaluation & validation Smart damper Nominal damper model Parametric studies Passive damper Previous research (PhD) Passive damper design {Brano.Titurus,Nick.Lieven,Peter.Bunniss}@bristol.ac.uk Displacement-Force profile for sine excitation: 20.46 mm; 3.5 Hz. Velocity-Force profile for sine excitation: 20.46 mm; 3.5 Hz. Characteristic lines for 3.5 Hz. Model validation Lag damper on EH101 Active damper design R150 implementation Analysis blocks Comparison of the damper forces and piston velocities for nominal and decoupled cases. Decoupled trimming Damper response change due to 5/rev COS harmonic change of the orifice diameter on rotor trim. Standard trim (constant parameter) Harmonic trim R e s p o n s e c h a n g e
Periodic parameter variations Nominal damper model ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) , , , , , , 0 0 1 , , i V i V i i V i i C i V i P o j V j j d x t A p b x t k x t X m dt d p A y sign p Q p p x Q p x dt V , | ( = A
A + ( = A A + A A
D ( ) , 0 P P P C D m y sign y A p f F ~ + = A Basis of the model relief valve dynamics, fluid compressibility equation: Force generated by the damper: Refined damper model ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) , , , , , , * , ( ) 1 , , , , i V i V i i V i i V i i C i V i P O j V j j E P C d x t A p R x b x t k x t X m dt d p A y sign p Q p p x Q p x dt p k k V , | ( = A
A + ( = A A + A A A D D P F A p = A Refined damper model (relief valve losses, by-pass tube losses, finite flexibility, effective compressibility): Force generated by the damper (massless piston): Test rig for validation Actuator+LVDT Load cell Lag damper 0 0 , V | V p A p A L p A E p A ( ) y t 0 P m ~ Relief valves Orifice Attachment flexibility ( ) ( ) V p p | A A V p A p A L p A E p A ( ) P y t , E V p A ( ) V p A A P k C k ( ) y t 0 P m ~ ( ) y t ( ) ( ) V p p | A A ( ) O O p d A , E O p A ( ) V p A A P k C k O d 0 P m ~ Single variable orifice Modified passive design e.g. single variable orifice instead of a pair of mechanical relief valves ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) 1 , , , P O O O O E P C d p A y sign p Q p d d d dt p k k V ,
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A D P F A p = A Active damper model concept ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) cos sin O O j j j d d A j t B j t = + O + O Variable orifice (diameter) for trimmed flight: Force generated by the damper (massless piston): Basis of the model pressure difference evolution: Modified R150 decoupled rotor-damper integration (FOH/ZOH Z-transform vs Runge-Kutta), continuation between trimmed states (on-line trimming) for fast evaluations, periodic variations of damper parameters to implement HHC/IBC schemes. Evaluation, analysis & modification Damper with variable orifice, 1/rev harmonic perturbation: Damper with variable orifice, 4/rev harmonic perturbation: ( ) ( ) 0.1 cos 1 0.2 sin 1 O O O O d d d t d t = + O + O ( ) 0.7 sin 4 O O O d d d t = + O Dcpl. logic isNext isID 1 0 1 0 Model ID Controller (Damper) HHC/IBC controller C o n t r o l l o g i c
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R150 Aero-elasticity Hydro-mechanics Control logic Z-transform Runge-Kutta HHC/IBC ROTOR DAMPER CONTROL & ID ( ) , ; t = x f x Damper v.X.X Higher-Harmonic/Individual Blade Control (HHC/IBC) schemes assuming sequences of trimmed states. ( ) ( ) , y t y t ( ) D F t A library of damper models for different design options and configurations. Interactive parameter change (orifice diameter) after nominal trim. Standard (thrust & flapping) trim 12x 12x 12x do=1.0 (normalised orifice diameter) do=0.2 do=1.6 do=1.0 . i j comp z p c c On-line trimming N o m i n a l t r i m
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