Assessment of Helicopter Pilot-in-the-Loop Models

The aim of this paper is the evaluation of several pilot models found in the literature, suited for helicopter pilot-assisted and pilot-induced oscillations analyses. Three main topics are discussed: (i) sensitivity of rotorcraft-pilot couplings simulations on the application of the different pilot...

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Main Authors: Massimo Gennaretti, Federico Porcacchia, Simone Migliore, Jacopo Serafini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7849461
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description The aim of this paper is the evaluation of several pilot models found in the literature, suited for helicopter pilot-assisted and pilot-induced oscillations analyses. Three main topics are discussed: (i) sensitivity of rotorcraft-pilot couplings simulations on the application of the different pilot models available in the literature; (ii) effect of vehicle modeling on active pilot modeling; (iii) effects of interactions between active and passive pilot models. The focus is on hovering flight, where a specific adverse rotorcraft-pilot coupling phenomenon, the vertical bounce, may occur. Pilot models are coupled with a comprehensive aeroservoelastic model of a mid-weight helicopter. The numerical investigations are performed in frequency domain, in terms of eigenanalysis and frequency response analysis.
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spelling doaj-art-a7a1d76eb318495d874afac8b03baf3d2025-02-03T01:03:19ZengWileyInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering1687-59661687-59742017-01-01201710.1155/2017/78494617849461Assessment of Helicopter Pilot-in-the-Loop ModelsMassimo Gennaretti0Federico Porcacchia1Simone Migliore2Jacopo Serafini3Department of Engineering, Roma Tre University, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, Roma Tre University, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, Roma Tre University, Rome, ItalyDepartment of Engineering, Roma Tre University, Rome, ItalyThe aim of this paper is the evaluation of several pilot models found in the literature, suited for helicopter pilot-assisted and pilot-induced oscillations analyses. Three main topics are discussed: (i) sensitivity of rotorcraft-pilot couplings simulations on the application of the different pilot models available in the literature; (ii) effect of vehicle modeling on active pilot modeling; (iii) effects of interactions between active and passive pilot models. The focus is on hovering flight, where a specific adverse rotorcraft-pilot coupling phenomenon, the vertical bounce, may occur. Pilot models are coupled with a comprehensive aeroservoelastic model of a mid-weight helicopter. The numerical investigations are performed in frequency domain, in terms of eigenanalysis and frequency response analysis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7849461
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International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
title Assessment of Helicopter Pilot-in-the-Loop Models
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