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Vibration isolation of a LASER fluorosensor system mounted on a Puma helicopter
Auther : M.F. QUINN, 0. ALAMEDDINE, A. QABAZARD, H. MATROUK AND K. AL-HUSSEINI
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P. 0. Box 24885, Safat, 13109, Kuwait
ABSTRACT
A simple isolation system, based on passive pneumatic isolators, was designed and developed for mounting a Laser Fluorosensor on a Puma helicopter. The vibration characteristics of the helicopter were measured during a wide range of flight attitudes, including taxi mode, take off and landing. The choice of pneumatic isolator and the design of the Laser Fluorosensor mounting system were based on the results of the vibration measurements. A customized power spectral density (PSD) analysis procedure was used to determine vibrational frequencies and their amplitudes.