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Development of wireless strain-gauge measurement system for structural tests

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A wireless sensor system for data acquisition and processing during structural and fatigue tests is considered. A prototype of wireless strain-gauge measurement system is used in fatigue tests of a utility helicopter’s main rotor hub. The setup of the test rig and software are described.

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Original Russian Text © M.V. Uvarov, V.P. Naumov, 2017, published in Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Aviatsionnaya Tekhnika, 2017, No. 1, pp. 42–47.

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Uvarov, M.V., Naumov, V.P. Development of wireless strain-gauge measurement system for structural tests. Russ. Aeronaut. 60, 44–49 (2017). https://doi.org/10.3103/S106879981701007X

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