Title :
Omni directional airspeed sensing
Author_Institution :
McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, AZ, USA
fDate :
30 Oct-3 Nov 1994
Abstract :
Measurement of airspeed is one of the basic parameters required in the operation of an aircraft. A number of traditional sensing methods are available for fixed wing aircraft. Rotorcraft with their ability to hover as well as fly sideways and even backwards requires different sensing techniques
Keywords :
flow measurement; helicopters; pressure sensors; velocity measurement; ODAS; flow sensor; omnidirectional airspeed sensing; post processing; pressure sensors; rotorcraft sensors; vortex generation; Aerospace control; Air traffic control; Aircraft navigation; Automatic control; Control systems; Dead reckoning; Force control; Helicopters; Transducers; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1994. 13th DASC., AIAA/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Phoenix, AZ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2425-0
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1994.369421