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|Feb 17, 1976
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|May 20, 1974
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|May 20, 1974
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|Milford R. Murphy
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|Textron, Inc.
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|Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (33), Classifications (9), Legal Events (1)
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This invention relates in general to eliminating one-per-rev vibratory forces in rotary wing aircraft and more particularly to sensing the magnitude and span or chord inertial or aerodynamic direction of each of a plurality of unbalanced radial forces and bending moments acting on a helicopter mast to correct the cause of the unbalance. The invention more specifically is addressed to force tracking helicopter rotors.
Vibration is generally undesirable in rotating machinery. This is particularly true in helicopters. Not only does vibration cause excessive noise and physical discomfort to passengers and crew, but it also causes joints and fasteners to loosen and can contribute to fatigue stress failures in vital components. Consequently, it is important for safety and comfort that helicopter vibration be minimized.
Rotating helicopter blades comprise a primary source of helicopter vibration. A first cause of vibration may be that the blades are out of inertial balance, i.e., the center of gravity is displaced from the mast axis. When such blades rotate, a radial force having a frequency of one cycle per-revolution acts perpendicularly to the axis of the mast and is of magnitude proportional to the unbalance.
A second cause of vibration is aerodynamic unbalance. This unbalance is caused by the center of lift being displaced from the center of rotation and/or by the rotor blades having different drag characteristics. The resultant forces act on the mast. In such a case, the center of rotation of the blades wobbles about the mast axis. A bending moment is transmitted by the mast through its bearings to the rotor pylon where reaction forces cause vibrations of a one-per-revolution frequency in the airframe.
Inertial unbalance produces a radial force at the mast hub. Aerodynamic unbalance produces a bending moment and/or a radial force about the mast hub. Both result in forces which produce undesired vibration in the frame of the helicopter. The problem is to isolate the causes of unbalance in the environment of a complex set of forces and eliminate or compensate them.
Likelihood of inertial unbalance can be reduced by careful manufacturing and assembly procedures in which the rotor blades are matched for weight to locate the center of gravity at the center of the mast so that the centrifugal forces produced by the blades are as equal as possible. To the extent that manufacturing and assembly techniques are not perfect, a residual inertial unbalance condition can remain.
Some of the factors which cause aerodynamic unbalance can also be minimized during manufacture and assembly by careful match in the airfoil shapes of each blade and careful alignment of the individual blade pitch and sweep angle adjustment mechanisms. With blades matched and properly assembled, subsequent warping and play in the pitch and sweep angle adjustment linkages may result in substantial unbalance.
Prior methods for correcting rotor unbalance have several disadvantages, among which are that they are indirect and approximate. They are based upon a questionable assumption that all forces will be in balance when the blades geometrically track in the same plane.
One purpose of this invention is to provide a response to unbalanced radial forces acting on rotating helicopter masts and to define the sources causing the unbalance and to indicate the magnitude and direction of the compensating change necessary to minimize the vibration.
Further, there is provided a continuous monitor of the force track of helicopter rotor blades to aid in making corrections necessary to minimize vibrations from aerodynamic and inertial unbalance of the rotor assembly.
It is a still further object of the invention to provide a helicopter rotor force track sensing device which is accurate, reliable, simple and relatively inexpensive.
It is another object of the invention to provide in a force track sensing device of the character described, an output signal which is adapted either for visual display or for use in a servo control system for automatically correcting out of selected balance conditions.
Briefly, the invention involves sampling the magnitude of radial unbalanced mast forces and bending moments exerted by the rotor system when each rotor blade is aligned with a reference angular direction with respect to the mast support structure and comparing the sampled forces. The algebraic difference between the compared signals is a measure of the unbalance.
In one form, a vibration sensor is mounted to sense manifestation of rotor unbalance causing vibration of the mast support structure. As the mast rotates, unbalanced forces create a sinusoidal vibration in the support structure at the location of the sensor of frequency equal to the speed of shaft rotation. A radial force is sensed when the resultant of the unbalanced forces coincides with a reference direction. A radial force in the opposite direction is sensed when the resultant has rotated 180 degrees from the reference direction. The vibration sensor and associated detector circuitry provides a signal proportional to this sinusoidal reaction force or force track error.
A rotor blade azimuthal position sensor is mounted on the support structure and properly phased relative to the vibration sensor to establish an azimuthal direction reference. The sensor provides position signals when each rotor blade is aligned with the selected reference direction. One rotor blade is chosen as a reference blade. The component of the unbalance force signal induced when the reference blade position coincides with the selected reference direction becomes the reference signal.
In order to obtain a signal proportional to the component of the unbalance force exerted by the rotor, a sampling system responsive to the signals from the azimuthal sensor selects discrete force signal samples from the vibration sensor output when each rotor blade is aligned with the reference direction.
In one embodiment signal storage units are gated by the position signals to sample and hold instantaneous values of the vibration sensor signal when each blade is at the reference position. Each sample is stored until replaced by a new sample on the next revolution. The reference signal sample is continuously compared with the sample obtained when the other blade is aligned with the reference direction. The difference represents the amount by which the total aerodynamic and inertia forces for the second blade position differ from those of the reference blade position. This difference displayed by a null-type meter is used to direct the proper action for correcting the unbalance forces to null the meter signal. The difference signals due to unbalanced lift forces are also used to drive a servo system for automatically controlling blade pitch angles to eliminate aerodynamic unbalance in the span sense.
In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the function and show one embodiment of the invention adapted for sensing the force track of helicopter rotor shafts:
FIG. 1 is a side view of a two-bladed helicopter showing geometric out of track rotation of the rotor blades;
FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a typical support for a mast;
FIG. 3 illustrates forces in a two-bladed helicopter system;
FIG. 4 is a functional block diagram of one embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 5 is a graphical presentation of electrical signals at selected points in the block diagram of FIG. 4; and
FIG. 6 illustrates an automatic balance operation.
It is reiterated that there may exist two basically different types of unbalance. One source of unbalance is due to physical weight distribution such that the center of gravity is not at the center of rotation. This is inertial unbalance. The second is due to displacement of the center of lift from the center of rotation. This is aerodynamic unbalance.
Referring to FIG. 1, helicopter 10 has a main rotor with two blades 11 and 12 which are attached to hub 13 by conventional grips and which are controlled as to pitch through their respective pitch angle control linkages 14 and 15. The rotor assembly is turned by vertical mast 16.
The rotor blades 11 and 12 generate lift depending upon blade pitch angles as controlled through linkages 14 and 15. Blades significantly out of track may trace blade tip paths 11a and 12a, shown dotted. Failure to track may be due to either or both inertial unbalance, aerodynamic unbalance or a combination of both.
As shown in FIG. 2, mast 16 is rotatably mounted in a housing 17 by means of radial support bearing 18 and combination radial and thrust bearing 19. Housing 17 is cushion mounted in an associated airframe in a manner that generally accommodates some mast motion relative to the airframe. The mount generally is more stiff fore and aft than laterally.
In the embodiment shown, a vibration sensor 20 is mounted adjacent to radial support bearing 19. Vibration sensor 20 is a sensor responsive to the magnitude of motion of the pylon in a given direction. More particularly, a potentiometer element 20a is mounted on a suitable portion 10a of the airframe. A variable tap 20b is mounted on housing 17. Movement of housing 17 relative to element 10a may thus be sensed. The output is proportional to and in phase with the relative motion. Sensor 20 is mounted with its sensitive axis aligned radially with respect to mast 16 so as to respond primarily to unbalance forces exerted by the rotor assembly through radial bearing 19. In terms of FIG. 3, the sensitive axis of vibration sensor 20 is aligned with a fore and aft radial passing through the center of mast 16 which is selected as a reference direction.
Rotor position sensor 21 (FIG. 2) is mounted adjacent to mast 16 on a radial position that effects proper phasing relative to sensor 20. More particularly, because the pylon including mast 16 is mounted with resilience at point 17a where it is connected to the airframe, the actual motion of the mast 16 lags the force producing the motion. The phase angle lag is characteristic of a given ship. In the ship disclosed in FIG. 1, the phase angle was about 140�. Thus, if sensor 20 is mounted on the fore/aft axis of the ship, the position sensor 21 would be mounted 140� lag therefrom. Sensor 21 provides a position signal to identify the relative position of each rotor blade relative to the reference direction. Position sensor 21 is shown as a magnetic pickoff wherein a core 21a is mounted on an airframe element 10b with a winding 21b thereon. Ferrous teeth 22 and 23 are mounted on mast 16 at diametrically opposed points aligned with blades 11 and 12, respectively. Any suitable type of position pickoff such as a photocell, or a cam-operated microswitch, may be employed. Because of the need for reliable operation under severe environmental conditions, the magnetic type of pickoff is preferred. Pickoff 21 senses the passage of teeth 22 and 23.
In order to differentiate between the two angular shaft positions, tooth 22 may comprise one element, and tooth 23 may comprise two elements spaced circumferentially a slight distance apart. In this way, rotor position sensor 21 produces one pulse in response to passage of tooth 22 and two pulses upon passage of tooth 23, thus identifying the instant blades 11 and 12, respectively, are aligned with the reference direction.
As above noted, upon rotation, mast 16 is subject to two forces of concern. One is an unbalanced inertia force generated because the center of gravity of the blade system is not at the mast axis. The other is due to unbalanced aerodynamic forces.
In accordance with the present invention, evidence of pylon motion is measured synchronously to detect the one-per-rev signal, and to resolve this signal into span and chord coordinates. The span coordinate extends along the blade axes. The chord coordinate is perpendicular to the span coordinate. A sequence of measurements logically permits one-per-rev sources to be isolated and identified in terms of parameters that can be adjusted, e.g., blade tip weight, pitch link, etc. One such operation is normally carried out in fitting a new rotor to a helicopter before it is released from inspection and check out procedures.
The sensing system includes a selector switch and a simple meter type indicator on the control panel to be used by the pilot and/or flight-test engineer to isolate any out of track condition and to guide any adjustments required. The indicator is a readout of the magnitude of unbalance. The position of a selector switch defines the measurements as being: (1) chordwise inertial unbalance; (2) spanwise inertial unbalance; (3) chordwise aerodynamic unbalance; and (4) spanwise aerodynamic unbalance. The inertial measurements are made on the ground for a zero thrust condition while the aerodynamic unbalance measurements are made in flight.
A one-per-rev force, as used herein, is defined as the unbalanced composite rotor force applied at the top of the mast and perpendicular to the mast. To provide a practical and economical system, the one-per-rev force is sensed with reference to the nonrotating system, e.g., the signal will appear as a sine wave at sensor 20.
The alignment and calibration of the equipment entail: establishing a suitable sensitivity for the meters; determining the phase relationship between mast moment and pylon motion; and calibrating the meters in terms of the required correction per unit of meter deflection, e.g., turns of pitch link per division of meter deflection.
The forces considered in making the necessary initial calibration and in use thereafter are designated by symbols shown in FIG. 3 and defined as follows:
Sj -- measured inertial span unbalance
Sl -- measured span lift unbalance
Cj -- measured inertial chord unbalance
Cjs -- measured inertial chord unbalance from sweep of blades
Cls -- measured chord lift unbalance from sweep of blades
Cd -- measured chord drag unbalance resulting from span lift unbalance
K -- ratio of CD /SL ; this may be a function of SL in place of a direct ratio
FIG. 4 illustrates one form of electronic circuit implementing an embodiment of the invention.
Vibration sensor 20 is connected at its output to an amplifier 30. The output of amplifier 30 is connected to the center tap of a transformer 51, the output terminals of which are connected to a capacitor 33 and to one terminal of a meter 42. The upper terminal of transformer 51 is connected by way of a Zener diode 52 and a diode 54 to capacitor 33. The lower terminal of transformer 51 is connected by way of Zener diode 53 and diode 55 to capacitor 33. Zener diode 52 and 53 are oppositely poled, as are diodes 54 and 55. The primary of transformer 51 is connected to the output of a one shot multivibrator 37.
The output of amplifier 30 is also connected to the center tap of the secondary winding of a transformer 61. The upper terminal of transformer 61 is connected by way of Zener diode 62 and diode 64 to a capacitor 34 and to the second terminal of meter 42. The lower terminal of transformer 61 is connected by way of Zener diode 63 and diode 65 to capacitor 34 in meter 42. Diodes 62 and 63 are oppositely poled as are diodes 64 and 65. The primary of transformer 61 is connected to the output of a one shot multivibrator 41.
Shaft position sensor 21 is connected to a one shot multivibrator 35, whose output is connected to a two-pulse counter 35a. The output of counter 35a is connected by way of Zener diode 36 to the multivibrator 37. Multivibrator 37 is connected by way of diode 39 and capacitor 40 to multivibrator 41. The juncture between diode 39 and capacitor 40 is connected by way of diode 38 to the output of multivibrator 35. The circuit of transformer 51 thus forms a gate 31 and the circuit of transformer 61 forms a gate 32 to store on capacitors 33 and 34 charges proportional to the signal from amplifier 30 at the instants gates 31 and 32, respectively, are momentarily rendered conductive. Multivibrator 37 turns gate 31 on when blade 11 is aligned with the selected reference direction. Multivibrator 41 turns gate 32 on when blade 12 is aligned with the selected reference direction. Meter 42 exhibits the difference and thus indicates span unbalance.
For purpose of illustration, a second set of gates 31a and 32a cooperate with capacitors 33a and 34a to store charges proportional to the amplitude of the output of amplifier 30 at the instant gates 31a and 32a are rendered conductive.
Meter 42a exhibits chord unbalance in that gates 31a and 32a are turned on when movement due to blade 11 right is aligned with the reference direction and gate 32a is turned on when movement due to blade 12 right is aligned with the reference direction.
It will be understood that the system preferably will be provided with a selector switch to change the time constants of units 37 and 41 to change the reading on meter 42 from span to chord unbalance as desired. In such case, the circuits 31a, 32a and 31cmay be eliminated.
FIG. 5 shows typical waveform patterns involved in operation of the circuit of FIG. 4.
Position signals E2 are derived from the output of shaft position sensor 21. Such signals are applied to units 31 and 32 to open gates 31 and 32 and process instantaneous samples of the signal from vibration sensor 20 to two storage capacitors 33 and 34. The samples represent the magnitude of the signals when the rotor blades 11 and 12 are aligned with the reference direction. The samples are stored and compared. The difference between them indicates the amount and direction of unbalance force.
Sensor 20 is connected through amplifier 30 to the inputs of gates 31 and 32. The amplified unbalance signal is represented by waveform E1, FIG. 5. For simplification, any inherent two-per-rev signal is not shown since the one-per-rev sampling circuitry rejects it.
The single and double pulse outputs E2 of rotor position sensor 21 are fed to the input of one-shot multivibrator 35. The function of multivibrator 35 is to provide uniform samples of the pulse outputs from sensor 21 illustrated by waveform E3. Each pulse triggers multivibrator 35 and produces a corresponding positive square wave pulse. This output is fed to two-pulse counter 35a. Counter 35a includes a simple resistance-capacitance network charged by each pulse signal from shaft position sensor 21. The time constant is chosen to permit the charge to drain off before the next coded signal as shown by waveform E4.
The output of two-pulse counter 35a is applied to the cathode of Zener diode 36. Zener diode 36 has the conventional diode characteristic of substantially unidirectional conduction but reverse conduction occurs when a threshold voltage is exceeded. Zener diode 36 is connected so that current normally flows from right to left whenever the anode voltage is more positive than the cathode voltage. However, current will also flow from left to right when a positive differential voltage exceeding a threshold is applied to the cathode. A charge accumulated from two-pulse counter 35a resulting from a single positive pulse corresponding to position signal for reference blade 12 is less than the required positive threshold voltage. Zener diode 36 will be fired, i.e., conduct current from left to right, only by a charge in counter 35a accumulating from the double pulse corresponding to a position signal for blade 11.
When diode 36 conducts, it triggers a one-pulse generator such as one-shot multivibrator 37. The single square wave output of multivibrator 37 shown in waveform E5 serves as a gating signal for rendering unit 31 conductive to cause hold unit 33 to store an instantaneous sample V1 of the signal from amplifier 30 representative of blade 11 being aligned in the reference position.
In order to render gate 32 conductive when blade 12 passes through the reference direction, a one pulse generator such as one-shot multivibrator 41 is triggered in response to the single pulse from sensor 21. Unit 41 is not triggered by the double pulse. The circuit of FIG. 4 accomplishes this with an arming means comprising two diodes 38 and 39 and a current storage capacitor 40.
Waveform E6, the negative of waveform E3, is derived from the output of multivibrator 35 and applied to the cathode of diode 38. Diodes 38 and 39 are connected in series with the anode of diode 38 connected to cathode 39. The output of multivibrator 37, waveform E5, is applied to the anode of diode 39. One side of capacitor 40 is connected to the junction between diodes 38 and 39, and the other side leads to the input to one-shot multivibrator 41, which may be triggered by a negative pulse only.
In operation, capacitor 40 is charged or armed by each positive pulse from one-shot multivibrator 37 and is discharged by the succeeding single negative pulse form one-shot multivibrator 35. This sequence can be understood by considering waveforms E5, E6 and E7 of FIG. 5 in conjunction with the circuit of FIG. 4. The extreme left-hand portions of these waveforms represent the condition of the circuit after capacitor 40 has been discharged and just prior to the recharging or arming pulse from one-shot multivibrator 37.
The voltage relation between waveforms E5 and E6 is important for the proper functioning of the circuit. If the baseline voltage of waveform E5 is chosen as a reference (designated "0" in FIG. 5), then the baseline voltage of waveform E6 is positive by an amount sufficient to establish the reference voltage as the peak value of the negative pulses of E6. The positive baseline voltage of E6 is substantially equal to the peak value of the positive pulses of E5. Finally, the pulse width of the E5 is greater than the width of the E6 pulse, FIG. 5.
Discharge of capacitor 40 leaves the capacitor voltage E7 substantially equal to the reference voltage. Because the cathode of diode 38 shown by waveform E6 is more positive than the anode of diode 39 shown by waveform E5, flow of current to recharge capacitor 40 is prevented. The first of the double negative pulses E6 merely brings the cathode voltage of diode 38 down to the reference level. No differential exists across the two diodes, and there is no change in voltage E7. Also, capacitor 40 is in a discharge State.
The second of the double negative pulse E6 coincides with the positive pulse of E5. This causes the anode of diode 39 to be positive in relation to the cathode of diode 38. As a result, current flows through diodes 39 and 38 partially charging capacitor 40 to a voltage intermediate the reference voltage and the peak positive value of E5. At the termination of the second of the double negative pulses of E6, the cathode of diode 38 is at a positive value equal to the peak value of waveform E5. Conduction through diode 38 ceases, but conduction through diode 39 continues until capacitor 40 is charged to substantially the same voltage as the peak positive value of waveform E5. At the termination of the positive pulse of waveform E5, the anode of diode 39 returns to the reference voltage, thereby preventing any further current flow through diode 39 for the duration of the cycle.
Later, by one half revolution of mast 16, the single negative pulse of waveform E6 occurs, dropping the cathode voltage of diode 38 to the reference voltage. Because of the positive charge on capacitor 40, a differential voltage then exists across diode 38, and current flows until capacitor 40 is discharged again to substantially the reference voltage. As capacitor 40 discharges, it triggers one-shot multivibrator 41, and the cycle then repeats.
The square wave output of multivibrator 41 shown by waveform E8 serves as a gating signal for gating unit 32, in the same manner as multivibrator 37 gates unit 31, to permit storage of the instantaneous value V2 shown by waveform E1, of the signal from amplifier 30 due to motion produced by reference blade 12 passing the reference position.
The two stored values V1 and V2 are then compared by means of null-type meter 42. Assuming a relatively large lift unbalance caused by steeper pitch angle of blade 12, blade 12 will not track reference blade 11, but will follow path 12a above the path 11a of blade 11, as shown in FIG. 1. This condition is reflected on meter 42 which reads LOW, meaning that reference blade 11 is tracking below blade 12. The amount of the deflection of the meter needle is an indication of the amount of blade 12 pitch angle adjustment required.
In such case, if meter 42 is calibrated in degrees of pitch angle, the pilot may land, stop the rotor and adjust the linkages 14 and 15 leading to the pitch horn sufficient to cause the needle to be centered when again in hover to minimize vibration from unequal lift unbalance forces.
Alternatively, the difference between stored values V1 and V2 can be used to drive a servo controlled automatic pitch correcting system if desired. In this way, vibrations from unequal lift forces can be continuously monitored and corrected without the need for attention from the pilot.
In order to achieve the foregoing, it is necessary to calibrate the system. When checking for inertial balance, a switch 42b is in one position and to evaluate aerodynamic unbalance switch 42b is set in a second position. Assume the reference position for blade 11 to be zero degrees (dead ahead). If blade 11 is heavier than blade 12 or has a higher lift, the span meter 42 deflection will be considered positive and will read HIGH. If the cg of the rotor system, center of lift, or drag component is to the right of the mast for the reference blade position, the chord meter 42a will read RIGHT.
The meters initially may be set in sensitivity so that a suitable value, e.g., �0.1 inch, of one-per-rev pylon motion will result in full-scale deflection.
As above noted, mast displacement caused by a one-per-rev force will lag the force vector, typically about 140� for a two-bladed rotor. Hence the measurement of one-per-rev displacement has to occur 140� after the axis of interest, the span axis or the chord axis, of the blade has passed the point of measurement, i.e., the azimuthal location of the motion sensor 20. Proper phasing may be established under conditions of a ground run at nominal r.p.m. and flat pitch using a rotor chosen to have good track. The following steps are then taken.
a. Read and record span and chord meters. These readings will be used for the phase adjustment.
b. Add suitable span weight to the tip and on the chord axis of the blade 11.
c. Read and record span and chord readings.
d. Determine the change in the meter readings (effects of the span weight) by subtracting the Step a. readings from the readings in Step c.
e. Determine the angular phasing error, θ, of the sampling pulse by the expression, ##EQU1##
f. The phasing is correct by adjusting the sampling pulses θ "rotor degrees". This can be done electrically or by rotating the azimuth position sensor 21.
g. Measure and record span and chord balance.
h. Optimize span meter sensitivity.
i. Remove span weight and read span and chord meters. The chord reading should not be affected by the removal of the span weight if phasing is corrected.
j. Add suitable chord weight.
k. Optimize sensitivity of chord meter 42a.
l. For information, read and record span unbalance. If the chord weight appreciably affects the span reading, a correction factor for drag will be included in the calibration procedures.
m. Remove chord weight. Read and record span and chord meters. These readings will be used as baseline data.
PHASING should now be correct for resolving a one-per-rev force vector into the span and chord components.
All calibrations are at normal rotor r.p.m. Baseline data may be used to normalize all readings.
a. Ground run at flat pitch and record span and chord readings.
b. Hover out of ground effect (OGE), i.e., more than about 11/2 rotor diameters in elevation, and record span and chord readings.
c. In forward flight, record span and chord readings for airspeeds of 80, 100, and 120 knots.
a. Add tip weight to the blade 11 that will cause a discernible one-per-rev vibration.
b. Ground run with rotor at flat pitch and record span, SJ, and chord readings.
c. Double the weight and repeat test.
d. Establish span meter 42 calibration in terms of weight on blade tip per unit of meter deflection.
e. Remove tip weights.
a. Add chord weights that will cause a discernible one-per-rev vibration.
b. Ground run at flat pitch and record chord, CJ, and span readings.
c. Double weights and repeat test.
d. Establish chord meter 42a calibration in terms of chord weight per unit of meter deflection.
e. Remove weights.
a. Increase angle of attack of blade 11 to produce an appreciable one-per-rev vibration.
b. Hover OGE and record span, SL, and chord readings, CD.
c. Double adjustment and repeat test.
d. Take readings at 80, 100, and 120 for information.
e. Triple original adjustment and repeat test.
f. Establish calibration in terms of turn of pitch link for hover measurements.
g. Plot curves and establish the relationship between the chord unbalance (from drag) with the span lift unbalance, e.g., CD = SL � K where K relates lift unbalance to chord balance.
h. Return pitch link to original setting.
a. Sweep blade 11 aft an amount that will cause an appreciable one-per-rev vibration.
b. Ground run at flat pitch and record chord, CJS, and span reading.
c. Double the sweep of blade 11 and repeat test.
d. Leave sweep of blade as is for next test.
a. Hover OGE and record chord and span, SLS, readings.
b. Return sweep to half value and repeat test.
c. Take readings at 80, 100, and 120 knots for information.
d. Use data from Span-Lift Link Calibration and Chord Sweep Calibrations (Inertial Unbalance) above to obtain CJ, CJS, and CD so that CLS can be determined from: CJ + CJS + CD - CLS = chord meter reading (CJ = O for this condition)
e. Calibrate in terms of turns of drag brace per unit of CLS.
f. Return drag brace to original setting.
This completes calibration procedures.
The tracking procedures are very similar to the calibration procedures. The approach is to logically establish a sequence of measurements that will isolate the one-per-rev sources in terms of the parameters that can be adjusted. The adjustments are essentially the same as the ones presently used with the exception that chord weights will be used.
The sequence of performing the tracking measurements are listed below with their respective means for adjustments.
1. Span inertial balance -- tip weights
2. Chord inertial balance -- chord weights
3. Chord aerodynamic balance -- drag brace
4. Span aerodynamic balance -- pitch link
The procedures in more detail are as follows:
Step 1: Span Inertial Balance -- Flight condition: ground run, nominal r.p.m., and flat pitch. This test is conducted first since the measurement and adjustments can be effectively isolated.
a. Read and record span meter (SJ).
b. Add or subtract tip weights on the chord axis accordingly.
Step 2: Chord Inertial Balance -- flight condition: ground run, nominal r.p.m., and flat pitch.
a. Read and record chord meter (CJ + CJS).
b. The reading cannot be used directly since the meter measures the effects of sweep as well as chord mass unbalance. Hence, it is necessary to check and adjust the sweep of the blade prior to determining if a chord weight adjustment is needed.
c. The above data are needed in Step 3.
Step 3: Chord Aerodynamic Balance -- Flight condition: hover OGE at nominal r.p.m.
a. Read and record span and chord (CJ + CJS + CD - CLS) meters.
b. From span reading determine the chord drag component CD = SL � K.
c. Use CJ + CJS from Step 2 and the equation, CJ + CJS + CD - CLS = meter reading, to determine CLS and correct sweep accordingly by adjusting the drag braces.
This adjustment has corrected the sweep of the blades and, hence, has positioned the center of lift on the chord axis of the blades. With this accomplished, any residual inertial chord unbalance (CJ) can now be isolated and corrected in Step 4.
Step 4: Chord Inertial Balance -- Flight condition: ground run, nominal r.p.m., and flat pitch.
a. Read and record chord meter (CJ).
b. Add or subtract chord weights as required.
Step 5: Span Aerodynamic Balance -- Flight condition: hover OGE at nominal r.p.m.
a. Read and record the span and chord meters. If the span meter indicates an unbalance of SL, the chord meter should read K + SL.
b. Adjust lift link to balance the lift of the two blades. Balancing the lift of the two blades should also balance the drag of the two blades. Hence, the chord meter should now indicate a balance condition.
By foregoing procedures the rotating system is inertially balanced and the rotor blades are aerodynamically balanced for hover. Thereafter, the blades should be in track throughout the flight envelope except for variation in tolerances from blade to blade. If the variations are appreciable, it may be necessary to adjust a blade tap to obtain track at the higher airspeeds.
In accordance with a further aspect of the invention, automatic tracking of a helicoptor rotor system in span only sense is achieved while in flight. The above described rotor track sensor can be employed with an actuation system in the cyclic pitch control system. Such a system useful where the rotor does not track, i.e., where the above balancing procedures have not been undertaken to provide complete balance or when a change in the system after completion of the balance procedures produces unbalance.
A suitable actuator system is described and claimed in applicant's prior U.S. Pat. No. 3,584,814. This combination achieves active rotor tracking in that it senses an out-of-track condition and synchronously nutates the swashplate at the proper magnitude and phase, relative to the rotor, to cause the blades to track. A differential pitch link length change is produced in response to the output of sensor 20. The system is a closed loop and therefore will achieve tracking at high speed as well as at hover.
An automatic tracker requires continuous motion of the swashplate. It will, therefore, affect the life of the control system. Preferably it will primarily be used for such tasks as maintaining rotor track during a rotor configuration transition such as in operation of a telescopic rotor. Also, the tracker can be used to maintain blade track, within certain limitations, if the rotor is damaged from gun fire, flying debris, tree limbs, etc. If the rotor is damaged as from gun fire, the automatic tracking feature could mean the difference between completing a mission or not completing the mission. Also the difference between making a safe "forced landing" or a crash "forced landing" can be appreciated. The tracker can also be used to measure the degree of "out-of-track" by calibrating the one-per-rev actuator displacement in terms of pitch link change.
Automatic rotor blade tracking involves a closed loop as shown in FIG. 6. For an out-of-track condition, the blade track sensor 100 measures the track error which is, in turn, shaped in the compensation network 102, amplified in amplifier 103, and then synchronously resolved into pitch and roll track error signal in resolver 104 which is driven from the mast. The two cyclic pitch signals have a 90� phase relationship and in turn are phased relative to the mast to oppose the track error. The properly phased cyclic signals are applied to the cyclic pitch servo actuators 105 which produce displacement outputs that are proportional to the respective electrical signal inputs. The combined effect of the driven acuators nutate the swashplate 106 which closes the loop to the rotor system 107. The swashplate is in effect slaved to the output of the resolver 104.
Blade track sensor 100 is a blade tracking device that will produce a usable error signal as described in connection with FIGS. 1-5. It can be geometrical or force track error.
Compensation network 102 is an electrical network as commonly used for feedback loop stability. Amplifier 103 is an electronic amplifier used to amplify the error signal and to excite the resolver. Resolver 104 resolves the error signal into pitch and roll signals that are modulated at mast frequency. The resolver can be electromechanical or electronic. Cyclic servo actuators 105 are position servos that displace the swashplate in accordance with the resolver output error signals.
It will be recognized that the measurement produced by sensor 20 of FIG. 2 is but one manifestation of one-per-rev rotor unbalance signals induced into the airframe. It has been found that other manifestations can be sensed in the frame of the aircraft. It has been found that a vertical vibration sensor, for example, on the floor of the helicopter can be utilized in the span only channel of an automatic actuator controlled system to eliminate one per rev vibrations. Thus, while the sensor 20b is shown in FIG. 2, it is representative of sensors that may be placed elsewhere in the system for providing guidance in eliminating undesirable vibration.
Having described the invention in connection with certain specific embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that further modifications may now suggest themselves to those skilled in the art and it is intended to cover such modifications as fall within the scope of the appended claims.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Jun 1, 1956
|May 17, 1960
|Kaman Aircraft Corp
|Mechanism for indicating and correcting lift differences in helicopter rotors
|Feb 20, 1962
|Mar 30, 1965
|North American Aviation Inc
|Helicopter flight control system
|Dec 5, 1962
|Jan 11, 1966
|Gen Motors Corp
|Balancing system
|Dec 31, 1964
|Jan 17, 1967
|Boeing Co
|Vibration absorbing system
|Jun 1, 1965
|May 28, 1968
|Sweeney Mfg Co B K
|Helicopter rotor blade trackers
|May 22, 1972
|Mar 5, 1974
|Kaman Aerospace Corp
|System for continuously trimming helicopter rotor blades during flight
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|Oct 16, 1975
|Jan 25, 1977
|William Gallagher
|Oscillation damper for the hub of a rotorcraft rotor and its combination with a rotorcraft
|Jul 2, 1982
|May 28, 1985
|Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
|Helicopter individual blade control system
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|Apr 7, 1987
|United Technologies Corporation
|Helicopter main rotor blade having a short span slot near the tip end
|Dec 10, 1987
|May 30, 1989
|Westland Group Plc
|Helicopter flight control systems
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|Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
|Tachometer sensor using a lens system to a in sensing the rotational speed of an object
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|Aug 28, 1990
|United Technologies Corporation
|Higher harmonic control system for X-Wing aircraft
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|Jul 6, 1993
|United Technologies Corporation
|Adaptive control system input limiting
|Aug 12, 1992
|May 31, 1994
|Aerospatiale Societe Nationale Industrielle
|Method and device for filtering the vibratory excitations transmitted between two parts especially between the rotor and the fuselage of a helicopter
|Aug 7, 1992
|Oct 4, 1994
|The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration
|System for determining aerodynamic imbalance
|Nov 24, 1993
|Apr 30, 1996
|Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
|Pitch link for rotary wing aircraft and automatic adjuster thereof
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|Mar 17, 1998
|Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
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|Dec 29, 1998
|Gkn Westland Helicopters Limited
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|Apr 4, 1997
|Apr 20, 1999
|Eurocopter France
|Method and device for reducing the effect of the vibration generated by the driveline of a helicopter
|Feb 10, 1995
|Jul 27, 1999
|Stewart Hughes Limited
|Optical tracker system for determining the position of a rotating body
|Sep 10, 1997
|Sep 7, 1999
|Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
|Pitch link for rotary wing aircraft and automatic adjuster thereof
|Mar 3, 2000
|Nov 27, 2001
|The Boeing Company
|Helicopter in-flight rotor tracking system, method, and smart actuator therefor
|Oct 10, 2000
|Oct 22, 2002
|Lord Corporation
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|May 1, 2008
|Nov 23, 2010
|The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy
|Method and system for alerting aircrew to unsafe vibration levels
|Jan 5, 2009
|Jun 28, 2011
|Michael Alfred Wilhelm Lenz
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|Oct 4, 2011
|Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation
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|Sep 18, 2008
|Oct 18, 2011
|Gilbert Ronald Mesec
|Method to detect mechanical faults and dynamic instability in rotor systems of helicopters, tilt rotor aircraft, and whirl towers
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|Mar 6, 2012
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|Jan 8, 2009
|Igor Cherepinsky
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|Apr 2, 2009
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|May 1, 2008
|Nov 5, 2009
|Robert Michael Riser
|Method and system for alerting aircrew to unsafe vibration levels
|Jan 5, 2009
|Jul 8, 2010
|Michael Alfred Wilhelm Lenz
|Method for balancing radical projections detached from a rotating assembly
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|Oct 28, 2010
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|Feb 20, 1992
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|Igor Cherepinsky
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Mar 4, 1982
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Prices rose 9.7 per cent compared to the same month a year ago, the biggest annual increase since the third quarter of 1989. The areas showing the largest rises were concentrated mostly in the South-east of England, particularly London. Larger properties around London are in high demand as City investment houses pay bonuses at the end of the tax year.
Rob Thomas, housing analyst at UBS, the Swiss banking group, said: "This is good news for those of us who have maintained a bullish view of the market. It puts prices well on course for the 10 per cent predicted by us for this year."
He said Nationwide's figures were "in the same ball park" as those of Halifax, which reported a 6.8 per cent annual rise for February and 0.5 per cent over the month, compared to its counterpart's 0.7 per cent.
Nationwide warned that a return to a North-South divide was becoming increasingly apparent.
However, Dr Paul Sanderson, head of research at Nationwide, said the sharp rise in March may exaggerate underlying trends, which were of a more gradual upward movement in prices.
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"Surveyors continue to report a reluctance among homeowners to place their property on the market, preferring to wait until they have found a new home. This is restricting supply and frustrating potential sales."
Dr Sanderson said evidence of the blockage came from figures from mortgage lenders suggesting a slow-down in lending over recent months. Property transactions in February also fell, according to recent reports. This, he said, "also suggests that supply log-jams may now be constraining market activity, [along with] a tendency to defer purchase until after the election."
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Gray Matters (I) (2006)
Sam: [to Gray] Just because you're gay and totally in love with my wife doesn't mean we can't work things out.
Gray: It's like this. For years I thought I was content being single and I wasn't really interested in a relationship. I thought that when Mr. Right came into my life, he just would, he- he wouldn't need some fancy invitation, he would just arrive. And then I realized that it's not Mr. Right I'm waiting for. It's Mrs. Right. And I think I found her. And I kissed her... and I think she kissed me back! But I'm not sure because I've never kissed a girl before and I'm not sure what the rules are, but I know that I liked it! And I think I like her! Now I feel nauseous again...
Gray: [standing outside a gay bar] I can't do this.
Gordy: Yes, you can.
Gray: Why do I have to do this?
Gordy: Because you're gay and you have to start behaving like it.
Sam: What are you doing?
Gray: I want to die right now. I never want to see another human being as long as I live.
Sam: You're just coming out.
Gray: I am never coming out of this elevator.
Sam: This is probably the biggest revelation of your entire life. It's normal to be going nuts. It's normal.
Gray: I don't feel normal. I'm sick and tired of everyone saying it's normal, it's typical, it's ordinary. I don't feel any of those things.
Sam: Well how do you feel?
Gray: Lonely.
Sam: Why?
Gray: Because I'm never going to be able to walk down the street, holding hands with my partner without the rest of the world giving us a look. And me never have the wedding that I once dreamed of and I may never have children. And one day when I die people will never give as much respect to my grieving lover as if she were my husband.
Sam: Gray, it's not as if you made a choice.
Gray: That's what terrifies me. It's so much easier to be someone else.
Carrie: I quit weight watchers. Can you believe it? I quit! Fergie schmergie! I hate fiber. I like mallomars and if Derek isn't going to love me for the tiny amount of cellulite I have on the back of my thighs then fuck him. Screw that guy. This is the package ok? It's exactly the same under the wrapping. This is the packages, no exchanges, no returns. Right? Why does our society push us to be perpetually uncomfortable with who we are. It's so messed up! Wanna know why?
[reading from a magazine]
Carrie: " Boost your buttocks and thighs. Luscious Liposuction. Flawless face lifts." That's why. Enough is enough. We need to stop letting society and media and our religious leaders delegate who we are. You're amazing and I'm even more amazing and anybody who doesn't get it can screw themselves...
Carrie: That felt fantastic.
Gray: I have to tell you something and it's not easy. It's really major. I don't know how to say it.
Sam: Why don't you take three short breaths and...
Gray: ...and one long.
[Gray takes three short and one long]
Gray: I'm gay!
Sam: What?
Gray: As in Marvin.
Sam: What?
Gray: As in, take the R out of Gray and BINGO!
Gray: You don't know what it's like. One day you're one thing and the next day you realize you're something else. I feel like I'm Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz" and I'm in this new land and I want to go home but something is telling me maybe this is my home. Maybe I shouldn't click my heels three times; maybe I should just stay here and be nauseas with the Munchkins.
Gordy: I happen to think you're pretty dandy.
Carrie: She's the best. Strong, independent, feisty.
Gray: Who are you talking about?
Carrie: Who else? Queen Oprah. Oprah, Oprah the great. Oprah, I love her. Do you understand that I'm obsessed with her? I think she is so great that she should start her own religion - that's how much I love her. I love her so much that if she and Stedman couldn't have children and needed a little bit of help, I would surrogate a child for them. That's right. I would have Oprah's baby, that's how much I love her.
Gray: Wauw. That's a lot of love.
Charlie Kelsey: [to Grey] I spend more money on lingerie then I do on rent.
[Charlie walks into the suite bathroom, stark naked with only a bucket of ice and a bottle of champagne covering her]
Charlie Kelsey: Ta-da! I got the champagne... extra bubbly.
Gray: Oh my God! You didn't answer the door looking like that?
Charlie Kelsey: Hmmm. No wonder the delivery guy didn't want a tip.
Gray: What can I say? I am a mess.
Gordy: You don't look a mess. You look cute as a button. And buttons aren't messy.
Gray: Well, looks can be deceiving.
Sam: She's the sun, she's the stars, she's the moon.
Gray: You don't even know her. She could be an axe murderer for all you know.
Gray: [to Charlie] Please tell me you don't wear stuff like that everyday.
Charlie Kelsey: [to Gray] I can't get too drunk though, I am getting married in the morning.
Dr. Sydney: I think we need to talk on level ground. You're not thinking straight.
Gray: No kidding...


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Fettuccine with Crab
|Dried fettuccine
|6 Ounce
|2 Tablespoon
|Olive oil
|2 Tablespoon
|Thinly sliced green onions
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|1 Clove (5 gm), minced or pressed
|2 Medium, peeled, seeded, and chopped
|Dry white wine
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
|Lemon juice
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|Cooked crabmeat
|8 Ounce
|Finely chopped parsley
|1⁄4 Cup (4 tbs)
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In a 5- to 6-quart pan, cook fettuccine in about 3 quarts boiling water until just tender to bite (about 9 minutes).
Meanwhile, melt butter in oil in a wide frying pan over medium heat.
Add onions, garlic, tomatoes, and wine.
Bring to a boil, stirring often; then boil until tomatoes are softened (about 5 minutes).
Add lemon juice, crab, and parsley.
Stir gently just until crab is heated through (about 2 minutes).
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Drain pasta well, place in a warm bowl, and top with crab sauce; mix lightly, using 2 forks.
Divide between 2 warm plates.
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Calories 724 Calories from Fat 273
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31 g47.3%
Saturated Fat 10 g49.9%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 92.3 mg30.8%
Sodium 1426.7 mg59.4%
Total Carbohydrates 70 g23.3%
Dietary Fiber 5.3 g21.3%
Sugars 7.2 g
Protein 34 g68.6%
Vitamin A 49.2% Vitamin C 69.3%
Calcium 10.7% Iron 19.3%
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The New England Telehealth Consortium confirmed its 125th provider connection as it works to bring 400 northern New England health care facilities into its network. NETC founder Jim Rogers said the network's success is the result of years of work. "From satellites enabling mobile health vans to serve rural Maine to crystal-clear long-distance consultations for surgery, NETC is powering a cost-savings health care revolution," he said.
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That was yesterday, today the damned thing is back. Do I have to watch it before I can disable or kill it off?
Sucks a bit and that's why I am watching the Cyanogenmod site with bated breath for a fork for the X.
I don't mind Google/Moto installing the stuff, I do mind not being able to stop stuff I don't want or need from eating the battery charge.
Any suggestions fire getting rid of permanently? Well, at least until I am forced for whatever reason to do a full factory reset anyway.
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Newly hatched Brine Shrimp
I recently bought some Brine Shrimp eggs to feed to my uppy and Platy fry, and have had no problems hatching them out. I used the smallest possible net I could get, actually it is a really fine netted tea strainer, to try and catch some of the newly hatched shrimp (sea-monkey..LOL) things but it did not seem to catch many. I dont think I will be able to buy a shrimp sieve anywhere near where I live, so what everyday item could I use that might work a little better?
post #2 of 10 Old 08-28-2009, 01:15 PM
what you need is a small strainer 4-5 inches and reguler coffee filters. nets I have never had work its a pain to see all the orange at the bottom of the bbs cont. and suck them out to find nothing in the net. I always check mine after 12-15hrs in the hatching cont. that way they are smaller and have a much more nutrion value for the fry. they package says 24 hrs to check them but I would do it sooner.and recheck again in another 6 hrs or so and feed them again with the same hatch. pm with any questions you have I can show you how mine is setup and it may help. Evan
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post #4 of 10 Old 08-29-2009, 07:55 PM
yes that is what I use myself. I shut the air off and shine a bright light at the bottom and wait 5mins and hold the baster about 1/2 inch off bottom and suck em up.
post #5 of 10 Old 08-29-2009, 08:11 PM
I heard a syringe and tubing works well
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post #6 of 10 Old 08-30-2009, 03:10 PM Thread Starter
I am trying the coffee filter paper in a funnel...seems to be working really well...little fry seemed to almost explode they ate so much...LOL
Thank to everyone for their input.
Thank to everyone for their input.
post #7 of 10 Old 08-30-2009, 03:53 PM
Hmm I am thinking about hatching some Brine Shrimp for the same purpose. Was it tough to do?
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(1) 125 Gallon Saltwater FOWLR
(1) 55 Gallon Community
(2) 29 Gallons -Livebearers - Saltwater (Live rock)
(2) 10 Gallons -Dwarf Puffers
(1) 2 Gallon- Baby tank
(3) 1 Gallons- Baby Livebearers
post #8 of 10 Old 08-30-2009, 07:37 PM
it is very simple you just ahve to keep ypour equipment spotless and clean them daily with very hot water and a little bleach becasue bacteria is a big problem if you dont and always use new water every batch. some people ruse it but its better to be save than sorry its cheap insurance
post #9 of 10 Old 08-31-2009, 02:56 AM Thread Starter
It works better when your Cats dont knock the container over because the bubbles are iritataing it, as I found out last night...damn cats...LOL
post #10 of 10 Old 09-05-2009, 09:45 AM
Ah that is a helpful hint. Cats get in to everything. Somehow my cat can get up on top of my 55 gallon tank which is on top of a large wooden stand. The only place she could jump from is either a window ledge 6 feet away or a bookcase. It is truly incredible.
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> OK, it's been a week since I submitted the patches to the list and there
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I've been meaning to test this, and finally got to it a bit to-day.
Unfortunately, it's not quite there yet -- it doesn't handle non-text/*
content-types correctly. If the HeaderName gets multiviewed to
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I'm not able to see any cookies sent from a server when inspecting the headers in my processConnection() method.
In the MDS simulator, I can see the cookies "Received from Server," but they're not present in the headers that then get sent to the device. I assume this is an issue with the MDS handling the cookies, instead of allowing the device to handle them. I've verified this line in my rimpublic.property file (located in the JDE directory as described in http://supportforums.blackberry.com/t5/Java-Develo
application.handler.http.CookieSupport = false
...but I suspect that it's not getting picked up correctly. (If I also set application.handler.http.logging to false, I still see the HTTP headers logged from the MDS sim).
I'm using the JDE 4.3.0, and I don't have the standalone MDS sim installed. App is built with JRE 4.5.0, and running in the 8300 sim. Is there anything else I need to do to get cookies on the device from a server? Or any idea why my settings in rimpublic.property appear to be ignored?
The MDS simualtor emulates a BES-connected device environment. When you are connecting via BES, the BES servers will handle your session cookies server-side.
Is your app targeting BES? If so, is there a specific reason why you want to handle the cookies from the application?
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I have sold out. At this moment, I am blogging from ShoZu, a neat app for my brand new iPhone. OK, this thing is awesome. I also have a texting plan now so feel free to text me. My new phone number was emailed to anyone who should have it... If you are one of them but dinnae get it, let me know and I'll resend.
Peace out!
I've Seen 72 of These 168 Movies!
Swiped from kaichi_satake:
Put "I've seen ____ of these 168 movies" in the subject line and repost. SUPPOSEDLY if you've seen over 85 movies, you have no life. Mark the ones you've seen. There are 168 movies on this list. Put your score in header and re-post.
Why 168? I dunno. I'm only a copy cat, in this instance. ;P
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I refuse to explain some of these answers.
If you want to, you can try to get answer out of me. :)
but at least I supposedly have a life... but not by much.
I saw the results of the Florida Democratic primary, and I was dismayed.
Not by Clinton "winning." but by the sheer number of voters who voted in it. Democrat voters did themselves a great disservice by justifying the DNC's action of stripping Florida of its delegates by voting in the primary anyway.
If I still lived in Florida, I'd have fought for this:
Democratic voters should have avoided the polls entirely. Not a single dem voter should have voted in the primary. If there were other ballot issues to vote on, then FL voters should have run a write-in "None Of The Above" campaign for the Democratic primary. The results reported to news agencies should have shown not a single vote for ANY of the Democratic primary candidates. None of them.
And then FL voters should have all signed their names to an open letter to the Democratic National Committee:
"Dear DNC Leaders.
"We demand a formal apology for your unconstitutional treatment of your constituents in the state of Florida. Unless the DNC makes a formal apology and finds some way to make the votes of Florida Democrat voters COUNT, the results of this election -- with not a single Democratic vote cast for a Democratic candidate -- will be repeated when the actual Presidential election comes around in November. And the Democratic candidate will lose Florida... a state the could mean the difference between winning and losing.
"You wanted to play games. You punished the voters for something over which they had no control, stripping us of our right to vote for our representatives in federal government because the Florida State Election committee changed a date."
(optional: "Grow up, you're acting like foot-stomping, tantrum-throwing toddlers.")
"Thank you."
Bah. What a sham of Democracy.
1. More artwork. Not necessarily more comics, but definitely more artwork.
2. I bought a guitar, might as well learn to play it.
3. Win the lottery. (Sighh... some of my resolutions I can't really control.)
4. Use the exercise equipment I bought. Not to lose weight or bulk up, just keep healthy. I bought it. Use it.
5. Fight the credit bureaus until I get my gaddamned record cleaned up. Err, not fight, "Work with". Yeah.
6. Try to get wife pregnant. A lot. With plenty of practice beforehand. >:D
7. Get on a game show. (Siighhhhhh.... Can only apply for them, and hope....)
8. Stop using the computer so much. If I need it for work or for artwork or for email, fine. No more chatting unless there's productive chat going on. So much of what I do online is a waste of time.
9. Sleep better.
10. Finish my garage.
11. Renovate the front yard and back yard - pull out ugly shrubs and plants; plant native, drought-tolerant plants that will also feed and hide wildlife. Get backyard habitat certification for it.
12. Paint the bathroom, hallway, and stairwell.
13. Learn moldmaking and casting (resin, plaster, plastic, rubber, etc.)
13a. Don't kill myself with fumes from casting materials.
14. Make more things with my hands, like furniture pieces, paintings, odds and ends, etc. CREATE.
15. Clear out all of my old books that I'll never read or use again. Anyone want some books?
"I make these adorable dolls with sad faces so that their owners will always have something sadder than themselves."
I know some people who need a few of these.....
Soon as I get a sewing machine I'll start making some. :P
I'm trying to help someone kick a chem dependence on sleep meds (not really an addiction since she doesn't WANT to take them, but is dependent on them now to sleep and to get thru a day without a migraine). We're trying to get off the prescription meds with non-scrip meds like benadryl, but I was going to start using valerian. However, I dunno what the current protocol is for valerian. When I Was taking it years ago to help me sleep days between night shifts, I read some papers that said to stop taking it b/c it was causing serious side effects to people taking it.
Any thoughts?
So, yeah.
Thanks for keeping in touch, you monkey's arse. :-)
PS I'd like to start back up on our project, if you'd please show some signs you're alive, OK?
Hugz :)
This state has probably the most special-interest plates of any state in the union. While looking thru the list, I came across these gems:
... Tobacco Heritage? Like that's something to be proud of?
Ducks Unlimited!
Parrotheads! I don't get what Jimmy Buffett has to do with Virginia, but apparently something....
Nothing says more about a person than letting the world know they kill harmless foxes for fun!
"Everyone please calm down, you're making a mountain out of a mohel."
If you don't get it, look it up in Wikipedia.
Today was my last day as a traveling consultant. People at my client site seem so unhappy that I'm leaving, and I kinda hate making people feel that way, and I REALLY hope the project doesn't suffer for my absence (which was the reason I stayed on there as a consultant for a year, to get them through the rough times and to see the project thru to the end of the phase I was working on).
I've agreed to let them call me or email me if they need help, but on the understanding that I can only work on their issues off-hours since I have a job. :)
It's cathartic, I suppose. And a relief. I've been away from home so much that my new house hasn't REALLY been feeling like home, though it's getting there with each bit of yardwork and home improvement I do. Now I'll be home every night so that will be nice. Hopefully my wife can tolerate having me around 40% more of the time than I have been this past year.
Looking forward to starting the new job on Monday. For some reason I didn't give myself any time off. Just the weekend, during which I plan to plant two trees, finish a comic, and waste a goodly portion of the rest of the time until I go to sleep on Sunday. Then on Monday, it's back to the grind.
I am going to find the best ones and make them all Avatars. :)
Number One: Commercials on XM Radio.
For fuxxakes, I'm PAYING for the radio service. I DON'T WANT to listen to commercials.
I can get broadcast radio for free, if I wanted to listen to commercials every 20 minutes.
Open letter to XM Radio stations:
STOP PLAYING COMMERCIALS, GODDAMNIT! Or I will be forced to cancel my subscription and sell my stock.
Thank you.
Love it.
You scored as Beast, Beast is an intelligent, politcal spokesman for the X-Men. He has a Ph.D in Genetics and is well versed in literature. He may look like a blue fuzzy monster, but deep down he's very benevolent and logical. Powers: Enhanced strength and agility.
Jean Grey
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Do NOT charge head-first AND head-down into an elevator just because you saw the doors open while gawking at the floor. LOOK UP, and make sure you're not barreling into people with luggage trying to, you know, get OFF the elevator to make room for your ego. Damnit.
Quiz, nicked from kaichi_satake:
Note, last time I took this test (for real, part of some team-building exercise at work), I wan an INTP, aka Loser - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving. :(
Your Score: Freak- INFJ
20% Extraversion, 53% Intuition, 40% Thinking, 53% Judging
Well, well, well. How did someone like you end up with the least common personality type of them all? In a group of 100 Americans, only 0.5 others would be just like you. You really are one of a kind... In fact, I do believe that that's one of the definitions for the word "FREAK."
Freak's not such a bad word to describe you actually.
You are deep, complex, secretive and extremely difficult to understand. If that doesn't scream "Freak!" I don't know what does. No-one actually knows the REAL you, do they?
You probably have deep interests in creative expression as well as issues of spirituality and human development.
You've probably even been called a "psychic" before, because of your uncanny knack to understand and "read" people without quite knowing how you do it. Don't fret. You're not actually psychic. That would make you special and you'll never accomplish that.
You're also quite possible the most emotional of them all, so don't take this all too hard. Nevertheless you most definitely have the strangest personality type and that's not necessarily a good thing.
If you want to learn more about your personality type in a slightly less negative way, check out this.
The other personality types are as follows...
Loner - Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
Pushover - Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging
Criminal - Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving
Borefest - Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging
Almost Perfect - Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
Loser - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving
Crackpot - Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging
Clown - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
Sap - Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging
Commander - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving
Do Gooder - Extraverted Sensing Thinking Judging
Scumbag - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
Busybody - Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
Prick - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving
Dictator - Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging
The Brutally Honest Personality Test
And patching the *&^@$!% drywall holes.
Been cleaning up the rental something fierce so we'll get our deposit back. Mr. Clean magic erasers are my new favoritest cleaning tool ever.
OK, all done. If you didn't get my new addy and phone # and you are for some reason entitled to it, let me know. :)


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Okay so FINALLY we are going to get married lol.. We've always just wanted to elope but just kinda put it off and off and off lol...A belly bub and DD (nearly 2) and 8 years later we have decided today that we are gonna do it.
Thinking in 4 months on our 8 yr anniversary but bub is due in 2 months...is this crazy? Im pritty sure that ill be able to do it but just want others opinions? Won't be anyone there except us 2 kids celebrant witness and photographer so it's not like it's going to be long drawn out day for me or the kids with a lot of entertaining.
We were thinking just a simple beach ceremony or something here on our farm. But with cake, dress, suit, flowers for photos
As for a reception maybe a party later down the track with all our friends and fam..something casual that is just us without the stress (BIL is getting married oct. this yr and we didn't want to intrude on their day with having ours first)
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