User's Manual for the Coupled Rotor/Airframe Vibration Analysis Graphic Package

User's Manual for the Coupled Rotor/Airframe Vibration Analysis Graphic Package
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 30
Release: 2018-08-06
Genre:
ISBN: 9781724761637

User instructions for a graphics package for coupled rotor/airframe vibration analysis are presented. Responses to plot package messages which the user must make to activate plot package operations and options are described. Installation instructions required to set up the program on the CDC system are included. The plot package overlay structure and subroutines which have to be modified for the CDC system are also described. Operating instructions for CDC applications are included. Studwell, R. E. Unspecified Center NASA-CR-165897, NAS 1.26:165897 NAS1-16058

Coupled Rotor/airframe Vibration Analysis

Coupled Rotor/airframe Vibration Analysis
Author: Robert Sopher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 214
Release: 1982
Genre: Airframes
ISBN:

This report describes a Coupled Rotor/Airframe Vibration Analysis which was developed as a design tool for predicting helicopter vibrations, and a research tool to quantify the effects of structural properties, aerodynamic interactions and vibration reduction devices on vehicle vibration levels. The analysis consists of a Base Program utilizing an impedance matching technique to represent the coupled rotor/airframe dynamics of the system supported by inputs from several External Programs supplying sophisticated rotor and airframe aerodynamic and structural dynamic representation. The Base Program has a stand-alone capability to provide assessment of the effects of changes in airframe dynamics and vibration reduction devices on vehicle vibration levels. The Base Program is too restricted in input support from any particular programs and can be executed interactively from any particular programs and can be executed interactively for many pertinent applications.

Correlation of Ah-1g Airframe Flight Vibration Data with a Coupled Rotor-Fuselage Analysis

Correlation of Ah-1g Airframe Flight Vibration Data with a Coupled Rotor-Fuselage Analysis
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2018-07-24
Genre:
ISBN: 9781723548345

The formulation and features of the Rotor-Airframe Comprehensive Analysis Program (RACAP) is described. The analysis employs a frequency domain, transfer matrix approach for the blade structural model, a time domain wake or momentum theory aerodynamic model, and impedance matching for rotor-fuselage coupling. The analysis is applied to the AH-1G helicopter, and a correlation study is conducted on fuselage vibration predictions. The purpose of the study is to evaluate the state-of-the-art in helicopter fuselage vibration prediction technology. The fuselage vibration predicted using RACAP are fairly good in the vertical direction and somewhat deficient in the lateral/longitudinal directions. Some of these deficiencies are traced to the fuselage finite element model. Sangha, K. and Shamie, J. Unspecified Center NASA-CR-181974, NAS 1.26:181974 NAS1-17498; RTOP 505-63-51-01...