Experimental Capabilities @SRW

DFRC waves of instrumentation & techniques and measurement systems for:
~ scale rotor blade boundary layer state (laminar, transition, turbulent)
~ profile in simulated hover and forward flight conditions
~ large-field rotor wake assessment
~ dynamic boundary layer transition on the fixed system (fuselage) during scale model wind tunnel testing
~ multi-parameter temporally-resolved flow diagnostic techniques for wind tunnel testing of model-scale rotors
~ engine acoustic testing
~ fast time response pressure sensitive paints
~ alternatives to conventional slip rings (e.g. optical slip rings, reliable telemetry methods)
~ high temperature and pressure sensors for engine applications
~ high temperature proximity sensors for turbine blade clearance measurements
~ sensors and/or methods for high accuracy rotorcraft velocity measurement in very low speed forward flight (< 30 knots)
~ to measure the rotor tip path plane angle of attack
~ lateral and longitude flapping
~ shaft angle in flight

Low-speed (0-30 knots) (0-56 km/h) velocity measurement for flight test vehicles
~ tracks, measures, and displays vehicle ground speed
~ while the aircraft travels in any direction, including backwards and sidewards flight

Non-contacting cockpit measurement of collective and cyclic control input.


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