Ii-Helicopter ze-Airbus ziqalise kuvavanyo lwenqwelomoya kwibhodi yayo yeFlightlab, ilabhoratri yokubhabha eneqonga elinikezelwe ngokukodwa ekuvuseleleni itekhnoloji entsha. I-Airbus Helicopters 'I-Flightlab ibonelela ngebhedi yovavanyo ekhawulezileyo nesebenzayo ukuvavanya itekhnoloji ngokukhawuleza enokuxhobisa uluhlu lwangoku lweehelikopta ze-Airbus, kunye nokuphazamiseka ngakumbi kwiinqwelomoya ezinamaphiko azinzileyo okanye (e) amaqonga eVTOL.
Iinqwelo zee-Airbus ijonge ukulandela ukuvavanywa kwetekhnoloji ye-hybridi kunye nombane kunye nomboniso wayo weFlightlab, kunye nokuhlola ukuzimela, kunye nobunye ubuchwephesha obujolise ekunciphiseni amanqanaba esandi sehelikopta okanye ukuphucula ulondolozo kunye nokhuseleko lwenqwelomoya.
"Ukutyalomali kwixesha elizayo kuhlala kubalulekile, nakumaxesha obunzima, ngakumbi xa ezo zinto zintsha zizisa ixabiso elongezelelekileyo kubathengi bethu ngokujolisa ukhuseleko, ukunciphisa umthwalo womsebenzi wenqwelomoya, kunye namazinga esandi ancitshisiweyo, utshilo u-Bruno Even, u-CEO we-Airbus Helicopters. "Ukuba neqonga elizinikeleyo lokuvavanya obu buchwephesha butsha kuzisa ikamva lokubhabha inyathelo elisondeleyo kwaye kubonisa ngokucacileyo izinto eziphambili kuthi kwii-Airbus Helicopters," wongeze watsho.
Uvavanyo lwenqwelomoya lwaqala ngo-Epreli odlulileyo xa umbonisi wayesetyenziselwa ukulinganisa amanqanaba esandi sehelikopta kwiindawo ezisezidolophini kwaye ngakumbi ukufundisisa indlela izakhiwo ezinokuchaphazela ngayo umbono wabantu. Iziphumo zokuqala zibonisa ukuba izakhiwo zidlala indima ebalulekileyo kwimasking okanye ekwandiseni amanqanaba esandi kwaye ezi zifundo ziya kuba luncedo xa kufika ixesha lokumodareyitha kwesandi kunye nokumiselwa komgaqo, ngakumbi kumalinge okuHamba kweMoya e-Urban (UAM). Uvavanyo lwalandelwa ngoDisemba ukuvavanya iNkqubo yokuLumkisa ngeRotor Strike (i-RSAS) ejolise ekwaziseni abasebenzi malunga nomngcipheko wokungqubana neerotors eziphambili kunye nezomsila.
Uvavanyo kulo nyaka luza kubandakanya isisombululo sokufumanisa imifanekiso kunye neekhamera ukwenza ukuba ukuhamba okuphantsi kube semgangathweni, ukusebenza kweNkqubo yokuJonga iMpilo kunye nokuSebenzisa (i-HUMS) yeehelikopta ezikhanyayo, kunye neNkqubo yokuBuyisa i-Injini, eya kuthi ibonelele ngombane ongxamisekileyo isiganeko sokungaphumeleli kweinjini yomoya. Ukuvavanywa kwi-Flightlab kuya kuqhubeka ngo-2022 ukuze kuvavanywe uyilo olutsha lwe-ergonomic yolawulo lwenqwelomoya olunqwenelekayo olujolise ekunciphiseni umthwalo wokuqhuba, onokuthi usebenze kwiihelikopta zemveli kunye nezinye iifomula ze-VTOL ezinjenge-UAM.
I-Flightlab linyathelo elibanzi le-Airbus, elibonisa indlela yenkampani kwizinto ezintsha ezijolise ekunikezeleni ngexabiso kubathengi. I-Airbus sele ineeFlightlabs ezininzi ezaziwayo ezinje nge-A340 MSN1, esetyenziselwa ukuvavanya ukuba nokwenzeka kokungenisa itekhnoloji yokuhamba kwe-laminar kwi-airliner enkulu, kunye ne-A350 Airspace Explorer esetyenziselwa ukuvavanya itekhnoloji yeekhabini ezixhumeneyo.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Testing on the Flightlab will continue in 2022 in order to evaluate a new ergonomic design of intuitive pilot flight controls intended to further reduce pilot workload, which could be applicable to traditional helicopters as well as other VTOL formulas such as UAM.
- Airbus Helicopters intends to pursue the testing of hybrid and electric propulsion technologies with its Flightlab demonstrator, as well as exploring autonomy, and other technologies aimed at reducing helicopter sound levels or improving maintenance and flight safety.
- Tests this year will include an image-detection solution with cameras to enable low altitude navigation, the viability of a dedicated Health and Usage Monitoring System (HUMS) for light helicopters, and an Engine Back-up System, which will provide emergency electric power in the event of a turbine failure.
