Customized Dynamic Balancing ( CDB )
From decades of operating rotary wing aircraft, the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force, as well as many civil manufacturers and operators of helicopters, have learned that one of the biggest enemies to sustained flight operations is vibration. Rotary wing operators worldwide have borne the cost of dynamic component failure long before predicted time before overhaul (TBO).
To date, many solutions have been derived to capture vibration data in an attempt to predict useful life of dynamic components. However, none of these solutions actively reduces aircraft vibration and harmonic resonance. Shake'd Technologies has developed an innovative process--Customized Dynamic Balancing (CDB)--to virtually eliminate the detrimental effects of vibration and harmonic resonance, thereby reducing operating and support (O&S) costs and increasing both aircraft availability and logistics supportability.
CDB is used successfully by an international fleet of rotary wing aircraft and has achieved more than 3 years of proven performance with a 14-percent increase in operational readiness and other impressive results. The CDB computer kit analyzes this data to determine the specific solution for each individual aircraft. This solution will nearly eliminate the harmonic resonant vibration in the drive train. Using one system (CDB kit) each aircraft is custom balanced as a unique, individual unit within its own vibration profile.
CDB is a proven technology that requires no additional research or development and it is easy to implement to current maintenance process.
Benefits associated with CDB are numerous and proven. Through the immediate reduction of vibration and harmonic resonance, the CDB process directly complements Condition Based Maintenance (CBM) efforts to improve operational availability and reduce the maintenance burden. CDB not only accurately predicts component failure but also provides a solution to improve component useful life.
The initial near-term benefit of having a CDB program will be an immediate reduction in component vibration in each aircraft. This reduction in vibration will immediately increase aircraft readiness rates and safety of flight. Other benefits include reduced O&S costs, reduced collateral damage to aircraft structures and other components.
When long term benefits are measured, we find that CDB is a highly effective solution. It has proven to provide significant increase in readiness, dramatically reduce dynamic components and support costs as well as provide with Feet-wide visibility of maintenance status due to early identification of maintenance requirements which in some cases are Urgent.
Additionally our clients return on investment (ROI) data is showing significant savings that confirms the need for CDB in rotary wing aviation. Click here and request more information on CDB return on investment benefits
CDB goes far beyond passively monitoring aircraft vibrations. CDB discerns the root cause of a particular platform's vibration related issues and provides a dynamic solution to significantly reduce high frequency resonant vibrations. This process uses CDB computer vibration analysis tools to gather requisite vibration information from instrumented drive train components. The CDB computer analyzes this data and creates “aircraft vibration profile" to determine the specific solution for the individual aircraft.
In order to create the positive dramatic effect of CDB, the technology provide with deferent solution to every aircraft vibration profile. This solution will nearly eliminate the harmonic resonant vibration in the drive train.
Essentially CDB creates a custom solution for each individual aircraft according to its own unique vibration profile. CDB takes an active approach to nearly eliminate the vibration in that it defines a vibration profile and uses the CDB Proprietary technique to fix it!
Shake'd Technologies Inc, has the exclusive capability of this process and has developed it in such a way that is flexible to work with other friendly vibration monitoring solution in the market place today. Depending on our clients' needs, Shake's can modify its systems to integrate and work with current and future planed systems.
CDB is able to be integrated with health usage monitoring systems. Our engineering department can work with manufacturers of these systems define the integration requirements and develop a path for a seamless integration solution. The capability CDB provides takes health usage monitoring systems a leap forward because CDB goes far beyond passively monitoring aircraft vibrations; CDB discerns the root cause of a particular platform's vibration related issues and provides a dynamic solution to significantly reduce high frequency resonant vibrations.
Essentially CDB creates a custom solution for each individual aircraft according to its own unique vibration profile. CDB takes an active approach in that it defines a vibration profile and uses the collected data to resolve the issues.
