Measuring System of Air Parameters of the Helicopter with a Stationary Receiver a Flow, Ion-Label and Aerometric Measurement Channels

Abstract

It is shown that the known limitations on the measurement of air parameters on board the helicopter due to significant aerodynamic disturbances introduced by inductive flows of vortex column of main rotor. This determines the need to create the means of measurement, taking into account the aerodynamics and dynamics of the helicopter flight. The known direction of overcoming these limitations is the use for measuring the information of aerodynamic field of vortex column of main rotor and its perception by means of the stationary multi-functional aerometric receiver. However, the need to protect a large number of full-pressure tubes installed in the flow channel of the multifunctional aerometric receiver, strict requirements for the identity and stability of the characteristics of the large number aerometric channels, complicate the design, reduce reliability, increase cost, inhibit the use of the air parameters measurement system on helicopters of various classes and purposes. Principles of construction, functional scheme, features of perception of primary information of measuring system of air parameters of the helicopter with the stationary receiver of a stream, ion-label and aerometric measuring channels are showed. Algorithms for processing primary information at various stages and flight modes, including: in the parking lot before the launch of the power plant and when rotating the rotor, when taxiing and maneuvering on the earth’s surface, on takeoff and landing modes and when flying at low speeds, at flight speeds, when the stationary receiver of primary information leaves the zone of the vortex column of the rotor using ion-label and aerometric measuring channels, are presented. It is shown that the proposed approaches to the construction, models and algorithms for processing the primary information of the measuring system air parameters of helicopter with ion-label and aerometric measurement channels allow to determine the speed and direction of the wind vector, altitude-velocity parameters of motion relative to the environment and atmospheric parameters in a wide range of helicopter operation, which determines its competitive advantages in solving problems of piloting and provide the flight safety of helicopters of different classes and purposes.