Specifications for flutter: comparison of five standards for light aircraft

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Flutter certification requests and methods of compliance are dictated by standards. Four European regulations and the German national standard are the most widely used for light aeroplanes: EASA CS-VLA (Certification Specifications for Very Light Aeroplanes). EASA CS-LSA (Certification Specifications for … Continued

Vibration measurement on electric transformers by MF Trasformatori

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Authors:   Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, Vicoter Eng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter In some installations, even the smallest vibrations generated by machines must be monitored in order not to run into serious problems lately. For sure, an … Continued

In-flight load measurements on helicopter blades

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Authors:   Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, Vicoter Eng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter General aviation regulations for helicopters requires the applicant to verify the critical parts of his helicopter under fatigue tests, besides the static ones. This implies … Continued

Ground Vibration Test and flutter verification of the Bristell Classic LSA

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Authors:   Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, VicoterEng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter After the studies of the B8 and B23 Energic, Bristell (www.bristell.com) confirmed its trust in Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) assigning them the execution of the GVT (Ground Vibration … Continued

Vibrations measurements of a PCB producing line

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Authors:   Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, VicoterEng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter Often vibrations are just the normal effect of an operating machine and if they remain below safe and comfort levels, they should not cause undue concern. … Continued

Characterization of the dynamic behaviour of the Aries hexacopter

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Authors:    Eng. Potito Cordisco, Senior Project Manager, VicoterEng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter Drones are liable to high vibratory levels generated by the rotors and eventually amplified by the resonances of the structure. Slenderness of the arms supporting … Continued

Aeroelastic static verification of a solar tracker

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Authors:      Eng.Potito Cordisco PhD, Senior Project Manager, Vicoter Eng. Mauro Terraneo, Chief Technical Officer, Vicoter The increase in demand of solar energy dictated by the ecological transition, the augment of the price of fossil fuels and the desire for … Continued

Modal analysis of a 20 meters long wind turbine blade

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Vicoter (www.vicoter.it) is a consulting company that has been operating in the field of mechanical structures and measurements for more than ten years, mainly in the dynamics sector. Its main activities concern the experimental survey of vibrations and noise, the … Continued

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