Physical gearbox testing for helicopters and tiltrotors use gears seeded with faults. Running physical tests that check the force, torque and power of each gearbox can be both costly and time consuming. Knowing the health of critical gearboxes and related drivetrain components is key to being able to optimize your rotorcraft’s performance and safety.
Imagine a world where you could test millions of points, while factoring in surface roughness, lubricant properties and contaminants in just an hour’s time and at a fraction of the price of physical testing.
Sentient Science’s DigitalClone software uses materials science data to model bearing and gear wear to predict life. Our computational testing model can accurately predict the durability and reliability of the main transmission, tail drive planetary gear and the bearing system.
Our customers use our data to build business strategies that include evaluating the type of bearing, gearbox or lubricant that they use and then make changes to extend the life of their fleet.
For more information, join our aerospace webinar and hear from our industry experts Jason Rios and Dr. Raja Pulikollu as they expand on the December 2015 VertiFlight Article “Testing the Digital Gearbox.” Sign up to join our webinar at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 27.