26th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences
including the 8th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration, and Operations (ATIO) Conference
14 - 19 September 2008, Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Paper ICAS 2008-4.9.2 INVITED
PIEZO ACTIVE VIBRATION AND NOISE CONTROL IN HELICOPTERS
P. Jaenker, V. Kloepperl*, P. Konstanzer*, R. Maier
EADS, Germany; *Eurocopter, Germany
Keywords: Active noise and vibration control, piezo
Comfort, safety and environmental friendliness are key drivers of current active system research projects of EADS and its business unit Eurocopter. The main focus of the research is on reducing rotor induced vibrations. The paper reports recent advances in this field.
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