Pitch actuator sensors

The Pitch actuator sensor can be added by clicking on the sensor icon on the Pitch actuator part, as shown in the picture below




The Pitch actuator sensor will only give an output if the actuator mode is set to Pitch actuators. If the mode is set to No structural pitch, the structure of the blade will not pitch and the sensor will only output zeroes. For more info, see the Pitch actuators part.

The Pitch actuators sensor provides the following fields:
FieldUnitDescription
Commanded pitch actuator torqueskNmthe 3 torques produced by the actuators for blades 0, 1 and 2, respectively
Pitch errordegreesthe difference bewteen the structural pitch and the aerodynamic pitch for blades 0, 1 and 2, respectively
Commanded torque proportional partkNmthe commanded torque corresponding to the proprtional part of the PID controller for blade 0
Commanded torque derivative partkNmthe commanded torque corresponding to the derivative part of the PID controller for blade 0
Commanded torque integral partkNmthe commanded torque corresponding to the integral part of the PID controller for blade 0