Design And Develop The Vibration Measuring Technique For Propeller Balancing Machine

Abstract

This project is spurred by our ambition to build a cheap and alternative way for non profesional pilot or RC enthusiast to do their own propeller dynamic balancing. The main objective of this project is to design and develop a vibration measuring technique, the project proceeds by validating the propeller on a real paramotor. A test was run to compare a balanced propeller and the subject propeller. The method of measuring the vibration is by attaching the accelerometer onto the structure, the accelerometer us then connected to an oscilloscope where it will produce waveforms that can be analyzed. The limitation of this project is th oscilloscope, used for vibration measuring, doesn’t allow the data to be captured in real time. This has thwarted the analization process as the data captured by the camera is not accurate enough. The oscilloscope is also an analog oscilloscope where it can’t be connected to a computer and transfer the waveforms to a software where it can be further analyzed and studied. This project can be considered as a successful project as the vibration measuring technique has been designed and developed