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Robust design of type-II small-scale unmanned helicopter for hover performance using taguchi method

Abhiram, DR and Ganguli, R and Harursampath, D (2017) Robust design of type-II small-scale unmanned helicopter for hover performance using taguchi method. In: 6th Asian-Australian Rotorcraft Forum and Heli Japan 2017, ARF 2017, 7 - 9 November 2017, Kanazawa, Ishikawa.

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Official URL: https://arc.aiaa.org/doi/pdf/10.2514/1.C034539

Abstract

A simple approach for robust design of a small-scale unmanned helicopter main rotor using Taguchi method is presented. Multiple parameters of the main rotor such as, blade length, blade planform variation, blade pre-Twist and rotor speed are considered with the objective of improving the hover performance of the helicopter. The value of each design parameter is considered at three distinct levels. A numerical scheme based on blade element momentum theory is used for performance analysis of the helicopter. The Taguchi method is used to obtain the optimal combination of design parameter values that result in a helicopter design with improved hover performance. Robustness of the design is facilitated by using practical tolerance values for the design variables as noise factors. The resulting robust design displays improved hover efficiency of the helicopter, with minimum variability in presence of reasonable variations in design parameters.h

Item Type: Conference Paper
Publication: 6th Asian-Australian Rotorcraft Forum and Heli Japan 2017, ARF 2017
Publisher: American Helicopter Society International
Additional Information: The copyright for this article belongs to American Helicopter Society International.
Keywords: Helicopters; Rotors; Taguchi methods; Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), Blade element momentum theory; Design parameter values; Design parameters; Multiple parameters; Optimal combination; Performance analysis; Small-scale unmanned helicopter; Tolerance values, Helicopter rotors
Department/Centre: Division of Mechanical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering(Formerly Aeronautical Engineering)
Date Deposited: 18 Jul 2022 09:41
Last Modified: 18 Jul 2022 09:41
URI: https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/74647

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