The increasing use of high-precision instrumentation has made the characterization of environmental microvibrations increasingly important. Vibration levels that would be considered negligible in many industrial applications can significantly affect the proper operation of electron microscopes, optical systems, metrology equipment, and … Continued
Authors: Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, Vicoter Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter Aeroelasticity is often represented by the Collar triangle, whose three vertices correspond to aerodynamic forces, elastic forces, and … Continued
The continuous growth of unmanned cargo aviation is pushing manufacturers toward increasingly large, lightweight, and flexible airframes. In this context, Pipistrel Aircraft (https://www.pipistrel-aircraft.com/) is developing the Nuuva, a large, unmanned cargo aircraft designed to perform medium-range logistics missions with high … Continued
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With the successful test flight and the achievement of the STC (Supplemental Type Certificate), has been completed the certification process for the cockpit floor window kit developed by SHE, Swiss Helicopter Engineering (www.she-ag.ch), for the AS350/H125 helicopter. This major modification … Continued
In high‑performance motorsport, the pursuit of marginal gains often hinges on the sophisticated interplay between aerodynamics, structural flexibility, and dynamic response under real‑world loads. The Drag Reduction System (DRS) — widely known in the context of formula 1 car racing … Continued
Authors: Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager; Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer. Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) is a consulting company operating in the field of structural dynamics, mainly from an experimental perspective, within the aerospace sector. For the past four years, it has … Continued
Authors: Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager; Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer Nuuva V300 is the new e-VTOL cargo drone developed by the Pipistrel (www.pipistrel-aircraft.com) to autonomously transport 300kg of payload up to 300 km. Before the maiden hovering flight, Vicoter … Continued
Authors: Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager; Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer. Vicoter has performed in flight load measurements on the ESCAPE is an ultra-light helicopter produced by LH-Lamanna Helicopter. General aviation regulations for helicopters requires the applicant to verify the … Continued
Although vibration dampers are among the most used systems for vibration reduction, their operation and application methods remain largely misunderstood by non-experts. Vicoter is a company specialized in field measurements and tests and it often finds itself in the position … Continued
Flutter certification requests and methods of compliance are dictated by standards. Four European regulations and the German national standard are the most widely used for light aeroplanes: EASA CS-VLA (Certification Specifications for Very Light Aeroplanes). EASA CS-LSA (Certification Specifications for … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, Vicoter Eng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter Due to its experience and strong theoretical background, Vicoter was asked by APUS Zero Emissions GmbH (www.group.apus-aero.com) to verify that the I-2 prototype is free from … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, Vicoter Eng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter In some installations, even the smallest vibrations generated by machines must be monitored in order not to run into serious problems lately. For sure, an … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, Vicoter Eng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter General aviation regulations for helicopters requires the applicant to verify the critical parts of his helicopter under fatigue tests, besides the static ones. This implies … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, VicoterEng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter After the studies of the B8 and B23 Energic, Bristell (www.bristell.com) confirmed its trust in Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) assigning them the execution of the GVT (Ground Vibration … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, VicoterEng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter The vibrations induced on the human body from vibrating equipment can constitute a source of health risk, due to the stresses produced in the internal systems … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, VicoterEng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter Often vibrations are just the normal effect of an operating machine and if they remain below safe and comfort levels, they should not cause undue concern. … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, VicoterEng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter Nowadays, one of the main limitations to the intensive use of helicopters over inhabited centres is the large amount of noise they emit during operations. Therefore, … Continued
Compliance with the paragraph ‘CS 27/29.251 – Vibrations requirements’ has the objective of preventing the risk of excessive vibration and to mitigate the risk of damaging primary structures and systems. Conformity must be addressed at Rotorcraft level and at Assembly/Part … Continued
On 1st April, Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) participated to the “Evento Alumni” of JEMP (www.jemp.it), a university entrepreneurial initiative in which passion and talent are realized in a path of growth and development of all the involved students, that belong to several … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, Vicoter Eng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter Autogyros are very special flying machine. Similar, at first glance, to the helicopters, they share with their more known cousins only the use of rotating … Continued
To obtain the permit to flight, new equipments installed on a helicopter need to be evaluated even against vibratory behaviour.Engineers of Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) were called from the DOA Boggi Aeronautics (www.boggiaeronautics.eu) to perform the experimental tests needed to demonstrate the … Continued
Authors: Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, VicoterEng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter Drones are liable to high vibratory levels generated by the rotors and eventually amplified by the resonances of the structure. Slenderness of the arms supporting … Continued
Authors: Eng.Potito Cordisco PhD, Senior Project Manager, Vicoter Eng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter The increase in demand of solar energy dictated by the ecological transition, the augment of the price of fossil fuels and the desire for … Continued
Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) is a consulting company that has been operating in the field of mechanical structures and measurements for more than ten years, mainly in the dynamics sector. Its main activities concern the experimental survey of vibrations and noise, the … Continued
Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) is a consulting company founded in 2009, operating in the field of static and dynamic measurements of mechanical structures. Its organizational flexibility, its instrumentation, as well as its wide-ranging skills, make Vicoter the most suitable partner for solving … Continued
The increasing demand of green energy brought to a request to improve the efficiency of solar panels and of their capability to generate electricity. Among the various solutions studied and developed, the most diffused one is, for sure, the solar … Continued
During the flight, an aircraft can be subjected to various vibratory phenomena induced by aerodynamics. Generally speaking, such phenomena can be divided in two broad categories: forced responses and instabilities. In the formers, the structure is loaded by aerodynamic forces … Continued
Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) is an Italian company that for more than ten years has been operating in various sectors (aerospace, automotive, energy) for both static and dynamic measurement of mechanical structures. Company’s main expertise concerns the execution of modal analyses and … Continued
Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) is a consulting company founded in 2009 which operates in the sector of static and dynamic measurements of mechanical structures. Its organizational flexibility, its instrumentation as well as its wide-ranging skills make Vicoter the most suitable partner for … Continued
Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) is an Italian company that operates for more than ten years all over the world in the field of structural dynamics, from an experimental and analytical point of view. It operates mainly in the aeronautical sector carrying out … Continued
Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) is a consulting company that has been operating in the field of mechanical structures and measurements for more than ten years, mainly in the dynamics sector. Its main activities concern the experimental survey of vibrations and noise, the … Continued
Vicoter, in cooperation with Lord-Parker Corporation and the Department of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies of the Politecnico di Milano, is carrying out a research related to passive vibration suppression. The activity is funded by the European Community as part of … Continued
On a cold day in late February, Vicoter carried out a GVT (Ground Vibration Testing) activity on the F1-EVO aircraft, designed and built by Team Rocket. The tests were carried out at the Casale Monferrato airport (AL) with the aim … Continued
As part of a research project carried out at the Department of Aerospace Sciences and Technologies of the Politecnico di Milano (https://www.aero.polimi.it/en/), Vicoter performed the GVT (Ground Vibration Test) of an aeroelastic model for wind tunnel tests and the identification … Continued
With well-established methodology, Vicoter performed the vibratory tests of a new setup for a rear view mirror to be installed on an AW109 helicopter produced by Leonardo Helicopters. The activity, commissioned by Boggi Aeronautics (www.boggiaeronautics.eu), was held at the helipad … Continued
Vicoter completed the GVT (Ground Vibration Test) and flutter calculations of the Pioneer P300 produced by Alpi Aviation (www.alpiaviation.com). The activity, carried out in order to obtain the DULV certification of the aircraft, was carried out in two successive phases: … Continued
Vicoter is pleased to announce the opening of a new headquarters in Milan, at the PoliHub offices. From today, therefore, you can find us in Via Durando 39, Milan.
In a sunny september day Vicoter completed experimental modal analysis tests to characterize a wind turbine blade on behalf of SEVA s.r.l. The test had the objective to furnish reliable information concerning the dynamic behaviour of the structure in order … Continued
Vicoter has accomplished the dynamic characterization of X620ET hexapod, mounting a simulator cabin. The device is produced by GIEI srl through its brand Xesa Systems (www.xesasystems.com) and the tests were performed in its Cremona headquarter. Focus of the testing campaign … Continued
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A new flight test campaign is just ended in Foggia. During the test, Vicoter acquired the in-flight vibrations of a new camera system to be installed on AW139 helicopter produced by Leonardo Helicopters. The test was commisioned by Boggi s.r.l … Continued
Vicoter just successfully concluded a test campaign to certify a new mirror installed on the AS350 helicopter owned by HGGM in Courmayeur. The tests aimed to identify the resonance frequencies of the mirror and its support system, in order to … Continued
A new meeting of the EMS UHPE project has just been succefully concluded in Paderborn, in the Heggemann plants. Vicoter wants to thank the whole Heggemann staff for their ospitality and their kindness. See you soon.
Vicoter is proud to announce the publication of a paper dealing with the MANOEUVRES project. More info at: http://www.manoeuvres.eu/article-published-on-the-journal-measurement-imeko/
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Vicoter is pleased to announce the partnership with Dana Rexroth regarding the vibro-acoustic analysis of a HVT (Hydromechanical Variable Transmission) wheel loader. In particular, the activity was double. On one hand, it aimed at measuring the performance of the anti-vibration dampers … Continued
The purpose of the test was to check the dynamic behaviour of a HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) system to be installed on an AgustaWestland AW169. In particular, the modal frequencies of the MMC (Modular Medical Cabinet) was anayzed. The … Continued
The purpose of the test was to check the dynamic behaviour of a system consisting of a support and an aerial surveillance camera installed on an EC135 skid. The test, mandatory in order to certify the system according to EASA … Continued
Notice is hereby given that on 26.01.2017, in total mutual agreement, the founding members of Vicoter decided to change the business name of the company in: VICOTER DI CORDISCO POTITO E TERRANEO MAURO S.N.C. The company VAT number and address … Continued
Suitability certification for transport by aircraft and helicopters of storage box for cartridges for Fiocchi Munizioni S.p.A. NATO AECTP 400 rules includes a series of vibration and shock tests to ensure portability of munitions, packaging and in general of any military object … Continued
The final chapter of the MANOEUVRES Clean Sky project: the flight testing It’s a pleasure to announce the performing of the flight tests of the MANOEUVRES system for the measurement of the blade angles of a helicopter main rotor. The … Continued
Modal analysis and ODS test campaign at Ranipet It ended a campaign of very detailed measures to get a benchmark of different configurations of the engine test cells at the inadian plant of Same Deutz – Fahr at Ranipet ( Tamil – … Continued
“Happy, happy Christmas, that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days; that can recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth; that can transport the sailor and the traveller, thousands of miles away, … Continued
Sometimes it happens to be commissioned for conducting modal analysis of structures with a mass really important. It was recently asked modal analysis of the structure that constitutes the rotating floor of 13m diameter of the low speed chamber … Continued
The tiltrotor is a type of airplane typically equipped with two engines overhead, that are able to rotate around the horizontal axis of the wings. This feature allows a tiltrotor generate an upward thrust, to take off like a helicopter, … Continued
ERF 2015 At European Rotorcraft Forum 2015 held in Munich from 1st to 4th of semptember was presented the paper “PROJECT MANOEUVRES TOWARDS REAL-TIME NOISE MONITORING AND ENHANCED ROTORCRAFT HANDLING BASED ON ROTOR STATE MEASUREMENTS” by L. Trainelli1, M. Lovera1, A. Rolando1, E. Zappa1, M. … Continued
Vicoter is pleased to announce that it has won the call of the European community for the realization of the Engine Mount System for the new UHPE (Ultra High Propulsive Efficiency) engine within the research program Clean Sky2 (Horizon 2020). Vicoter … Continued
Aeronautical phenomenon of fatigue is studied for obligation of law for the past several decades. The first aircraft to present problems of fatigue was in fact the De Havilland Comet, aircraft designed in 1946 and extremely innovative in several aspects, … Continued
Vicoter takes the road of aircraft certification for ultralight aircraft (ULM) in compliance of bith german standard LTF-UL, and EASA standard: CS-VLA (for aircraft) e CS-VLR (for rotorcraft). Static test In-fligth vibration Ground vibration testing (GVT) Flutter analysis … Continued
Vicoter in partnership with Lord Suisse, Politecnico di Milano and Heggemann AG submitted a work proposal for design and manufacturing of an engine mount system for UHPE (Ultra High Propulsive Efficiency) engine in order to perform a ground test demo … Continued
The European Rotorcraft Forum (ERF) is one of the premier events in the rotorcraft community’s calendar, bringing together manufacturers, research centres, academia,operators and regulatory agencies to discuss advances in research, development, design, manufacturing, testing and operation of rotorcraft. This … Continued
CleanSky è il programma di ricerca più grande mai lanciato in Europa per lo sviluppo di tecnologie innovative in ambito aeronautico. Obiettivo di questo investimento congiunto della comunità europea e dell’industria è un significativo abbattimento dell’impatto ambientale del trasporto … Continued
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