Determination of Human Powered Helicopter Stability Characteristics using Multi-Body System Simulation Techniques

Abstract

Determination of Human Powered Helicopter Stability characteristics usingMulti-Body System Simulation techniques Sean BrownMulti-Body System Simulation combined with System Identification was developed as a method for determining the stability characteristics of a human powered helicopter(HPH) configurations. HPH stability remains a key component for meeting competition requirements, but has not been properly treated. Traditional helicopter dynamic analysis is not suited to the HPH due to its low rotation speeds and light weight. Multi-Body System Simulation is able to generate dynamic response data for any HPH configuration. System identification and linear stability theory are used to determine the stability characteristics from the dy-