Product overview
The STEAM AK900 helicopter rotor torque testing platform is a dedicated unmanned helicopter aerial test platform for institutional teaching and scientific research. It combines autonomous aerial operation with rotor load measurement and practical validation of Health and Usage Monitoring Systems (HUMS). Students can use hands-on exercises to understand helicopter mechanical structure, force characteristics, rotor load behavior and monitoring logic. Research applications include rotor structure optimization, load algorithm validation and continued HUMS development through repeatable aerial testing.
The integrated real-time load monitoring system uses custom programming optimizations in the flight control firmware and Mission Planner ground station. It acquires data at 10 Hz—10 times per second—and displays measured rotor loads during flight while calculating their mean and root mean square values for structural strength analysis and fault diagnosis. Standard equipment includes a large wireless display, a head-mounted FPV head-tracking system and a three-axis high-definition digital gimbal. Telemetry transmits altitude, coordinates, rotational speed, current, load force and vibration values in real time.