ROTORFLIGHT - Blackbox PID Tuning - Hertz to RPM


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  09/03/2024: @ 03:14: page updated

Tracking Vibrations (oscillations) found in Blackbox

You can track your oscillations found in Blackbox Explorer to the vibrations on your helicopter by measuring the cycles of the trace (in Hertz[Hz]). Optionally, you can narrow the traces to feed into the specrtagraph.

You can then cross-referencing it with this table below. By doing this, you can track if the vibration is coming from the motor, main rotor, or tail rotor (similar to the vibration analyzer in iKON). The chart also shows the approximate RPM range of each helicopter based on size (3rd column).

Rotorflight Filter Tuning Table: 100 RPM - 4000 RPM (Hz to RPM Conversion)

Hertz (Hz) RPM Approx. Helicopter Blade Size
1.67 100 n/a
3.33 200 n/a
5.00 300 n/a
6.67 400 n/a
8.33 500 n/a
10.00 600 n/a
11.67 700 n/a
13.33 800 n/a
15.00 900 n/a
16.67 1000 n/a
18.33 1100 n/a
20.00 1200 n/a
21.67 1300 n/a
23.33 1400 n/a
25.00 1500 n/a
26.67 1600 n/a
28.33 1700 700mm
30.00 1800 700mm
31.67 1900 600mm, 700mm
33.33 2000 550mm, 600mm, 700mm
35.00 2100 550mm, 600mm, 700mm
36.67 2200 550mm, 600mm
38.33 2300 550mm, 600mm
40.00 2400 420mm, 550mm, 600mm
41.67 2500 420mm, 550mm
43.33 2600 420mm, 550mm
45.00 2700 380mm, 420mm
46.67 2800 380mm, 420mm
48.33 2900 380mm, 420mm
50.00 3000 360mm, 380mm, 420mm
51.67 3100 360mm, 380mm, 420mm
53.33 3200 360mm, 380mm, 420mm
55.00 3300 280mm, 360mm, 380mm
56.67 3400 280mm, 360mm, 380mm
58.33 3500 280mm, 360mm, 380mm
60.00 3600 280mm, 360mm, 380mm
61.67 3700 280mm, 360mm
63.33 3800 280mm, 360mm
65.00 3900 280mm
66.67 4000 280mm
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