Vibration investigation of a large transport helicopter
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Snyder, W. J.↗
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Schoultz, M. B.
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Development of a research project selection model: Application to a civil helicopter research program
A model is described for planning and decision making in research project selection. Evaluations of each project's direct and indirect benefits, uncertainty in achieving these benefits, and schedule priority with resource budget and program balance constraints are considered. The combination of the interactive effect of project selection, resource allocation and scheduling considerations into one model permits tradeoff alternatives to be studied. Clients' value judgments are used in evaluating the benefits from each proposed project. The model is applied to the NASA Civil Helicopter Technology Program. Research project priorities for this program are established, strengths and weaknesses of the model are discussed, and areas of future development are recommended.
Schoultz, M. B.↗
Civil helicopter flight research
The paper presents a description of the NASA CH-53 Civil Helicopter Research Aircraft and discusses preliminary results of the aircraft flight research performed to evaluate factors and requirements for future helicopter transport operations. The CH-53 equipped with a 16-seat airline-type cabin and instrumented for flight research studies in noise, vibration, handling qualities, passenger acceptance, fuel utilization, terminal area maneuvers, and gust response. Predicted fuel usage for typical short-haul missions is compared with actual fuel use. Pilot ratings for an IFR handling quality task for three levels of stability augmentation are presented, and the effects of internal noise, vibration, and motion on passenger acceptance are discussed. Future planned CH-53 flight research within the Civil Helicopter Technology Program is discussed.
Snyder, W. J.↗
Simulators' validation study: Problem solution logic
A study was conducted to validate the ground based simulators used for aircraft environment in ride-quality research. The logic to the approach for solving this problem is developed. The overall problem solution flow chart is presented. The factors which could influence the human response to the environment on board the aircraft are analyzed. The mathematical models used in the study are explained. The steps which were followed in conducting the validation tests are outlined.
Schoultz, M. B.↗
Effect of motion frequency spectrum on subjective comfort response
In order to model passenger reaction to present and future aircraft environments, it is necessary to obtain data in several ways. First, of course, is the gathering of environmental and passenger reaction data on commercial aircraft flights. In addition, detailed analyses of particular aspects of human reaction to the environment are best studied in a controllable experimental situation. Thus the use of simulators, both flight and ground based, is suggested. It is shown that there is a reasonably high probability that the low frequency end of the spectrum will not be necessary for simulation purposes. That is, the fidelity of any simulation which omits the very low frequency content will not yield results which differ significantly from the real environment. In addition, there does not appear to be significant differences between the responses obtained in the airborne simulator environment versus those obtained on commercial flights.
Jacobson, I. D.↗