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:
Field | Unit | Description |
Commanded pitch actuator torques | kNm | the 3 torques produced by the actuators for blades 0, 1 and 2, respectively |
Pitch error | degrees | the difference bewteen the structural pitch and the aerodynamic pitch for blades 0, 1 and 2, respectively |
Commanded torque proportional part | kNm | the commanded torque corresponding to the proprtional part of the PID controller for blade 0 |
Commanded torque derivative part | kNm | the commanded torque corresponding to the derivative part of the PID controller for blade 0 |
Commanded torque integral part | kNm | the commanded torque corresponding to the integral part of the PID controller for blade 0 |