Fiber-Optic Sensing Could Transform Main Rotor Blade Technology

May 06, 2020
helicopter with rotor blade sensing technology
The Bladesense system was fitted to the top of the H135’s main rotor assembly during its November 2019 ground run.
Credit: Airbus Helicopters UK
Trials of a fiber-optic-based sensing technology fitted to helicopter rotor blades could pave the way to extended blade life and even support future generations of rotorcraft flight control systems. A technology that was originally conceived to speed up international communications has been adapted...

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