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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2013
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Holemans, Sewell, NJ (US);
Arthur E. Santerre, III, Plymouth Meeting, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/467 (2006.01); B64C 27/46 (2006.01); F03D 7/02 (2006.01); F03D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/46 (2013.01); B64C 27/467 (2013.01); F03D 1/008 (2013.01); F03D 7/0224 (2013.01); F05B 2270/328 (2013.01); Y02E 10/721 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and systems for balancing helicopter rotor blades are disclosed. In some examples, density data of a rotor blade may be acquired by scanning the rotor blade. In some examples, surface contour data of a rotor blade may be acquired by scanning the rotor blade. In some examples, simulations may be performed to predict flight data associated with a modeled rotor blade. In some examples, a database may be referenced to predict a desired weight balance and/or a desired aerodynamic balance of a rotor blade.