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Vibratory Loads Reduction of a Coaxial Rotorcraft Using Individual Blade Control Scheme

개별 블레이드 제어(IBC) 기법을 이용한 동축반전 회전익기의 진동하중 억제에 관한 연구

  • Hong, Seonghyun (Department of Aerospace Information Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • You, Younghyun (The 4th Aero Systems Division, ADD) ;
  • Jung, Sung Nam (Department of Aerospace Information Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Do-Hyung (Rotorcraft Research Team, Korea Aerospace Research Institute)
  • Received : 2018.09.10
  • Accepted : 2019.04.13
  • Published : 2019.05.01
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Abstract

In this paper, an individual blade control (IBC) methodology is applied to find the best input scenario for vibratory hub loads reduction of XH-59A co-axial rotorcraft in high speed flight. A comprehensive aeromechanics analysis code CAMRAD II is employed to analyze the aircraft. A parametric study is conducted for optimum IBC inputs leading to the maximum vibration reduction. Numerical results demonstrate that up to 50% reduction in the hub vibration index is obtained for an IBC input at 3/rev frequency with the amplitude and phase angle of 0.5 deg. and 300 deg., respectively. The upper rotor exhibits as much as 6% more vibration reduction as compared to that of the lower rotor due to a clean inflow characteristic of the rotor. It is found that further vibration reduction gain is reached for IBC inputs with advancing-side only control. The hub vibration becomes reduced by up to 17% in reference to that with full rotor disk control. It is noted that the additional gain is obtained with significantly less power input with the advancing-side only control.

본 연구에서는 능동적인 블레이드 제어기법인 개별 블레이드 제어(Individual Blade Control, IBC) 기법을 적용하여 고속비행 시 동축반전 회전익기의 허브 진동하중을 억제하기 위한 최적 제어입력을 탐색하였다. 통합 공탄성 해석 프로그램인 CAMRAD II를 이용하여 동축반전 회전익기인 XH-59A를 모델링하고 다양한 IBC 입력 조건에 대하여 파라미터 연구를 수행하였다. 파라미터 조절 연구를 통하여 허브 진동억제 성능을 구한 결과, 3/rev 가진 주파수의 $0.5^{\circ}$ 진폭에 $300^{\circ}$ 위상각을 갖는 IBC 제어 입력을 적용할 경우 기준 대비 진동 수준이 최대 50% 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 진동 억제 성능은 후류 간섭에서 보다 자유로운 상부로터에서 6% 가량 하부로터보다 크게 나타났다. 로터의 전진면에서만 IBC 입력를 가진하는 경우에는 조화 가진 입력과 동일한 입력을 가할 경우 진동 수준이 최대 17% 정도 추가적으로 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 진동 감소는 전진면만을 대상으로 적은 에너지 투입 비용으로 달성한 특징이 있다.

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