Measure of the “Silent Eco Wing” effects on a helicopter blade dynamic

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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, … Continua

Vibrations in an autogyro: a Vicoter matter

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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 … Continua

Certification of Trakka camera for helicopter flight

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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 … Continua

Characterization of the dynamic behaviour of the Aries hexacopter

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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 … Continua

Modal analysis of a 20 meters long wind turbine blade

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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 … Continua

Design of a solar tracker for wind loads

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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 … Continua

On-ground and in-flight vibratory tests of an AS350 helicopter rear-view mirror

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Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) è una società italiana che da più di dieci anni opera in vari settori (aerospazio, automotive, energia) per la misura sia statica, sia dinamica di strutture meccaniche. La sua principale competenza riguarda l’esecuzione di analisi modali e il … Continua

Analisi di certificazione a flutter del velivolo Alpi Aviation P300

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Vicoter ha terminato le GVT (Ground Vibration Test) e i calcoli di flutter del Pioneer P300 prodotto da Alpi Aviation (www.alpiaviation.com). L’attività, svolta al fine di ottenere la certificazione DULV del velivolo, è stata eseguita in due fasi successive: Misura … Continua

Analisi modale di componenti HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service)

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Lo scopo del test è stato la verifica del comportamento dinamico di componenti HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) che andranno installati su un AgustaWestland AW169. In particolare, si sono misurate le frequenze proprie di un MMC (Modular Medical Cabinet). Il … Continua

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