Helicopter Laboratory Model Experiment With Web Access

This paper describes the experiment for learning and investigation of the helicopter laboratory model static and dynamic characteristics. Helicopter model is not the free flying one, as it has the two degrees of freedom – up / down movement and rotation with respect to vertical axis of the main propeller. The two basic different kinds of experiments with the helicopter model are possible. In the first group are experiments with the model for measurement of the static and dynamic characteristics that show the basic capabilities and overall performance of the model. Second group of experiments are control experiments for movement of the system to the desired position or for performing some continuous oscillatory movement. All experiments can be performed locally from the lab with the experimental setup and remotely. Remote experiments are performed by using the web user interface for controlling the laboratory equipment and the IP camera for observing the movements of the helicopter model. Index Terms — Remote experiment, mechatronics, helicopter, web laboratory.