May 2017 — Modular Multi-Platform Rotor Hub Fatigue Test Rig
Safe was awarded a Phase I SBIR program from the United States Navy to develop/design a single test rig with modular elements that can be reconfigured to address any rotor assembly or component. Safe designed hydraulic actuators that can be moved into different locations and orientations for any combination of centrifugal, bending, and torsion loads. The hydraulic system accommodates differing numbers of actuators and load ranges. The control and data acquisition software also reconfigure to operate one or many actuators at different loads, independently or in unison, while measuring strain and load data.
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