Abstract:
Rotorcraft OEM's are increasingly benefitting from the safety of health monitoring systems. At the same time, flight parameter analysis is improving operational and maintenance efficiency. Bell's latest development in health and usage monitoring system (HUMS) is called MissionLink® which presents flight data to customers and to Bell customer support and engineering personnel. MissionLink® was created using a customer-centric development process. MissionLink® supports a variety of aircraft and HUMS devices and is fully automated - from data upload to its web-based presentation. Analysis features include vibration alerts, operator defined limits, watch lists, and trend detection. Usage monitoring and analysis of the data are provided via a tiered methodology that recognizes flight characteristics over time for useful operator feedback.