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Optical blade position tracking system test /

This paper describes the measures of blade deflection along the span of the blade using simple off-the-shelf infrared security cameras along with blade-mounted retro-reflective tape and video image processing hardware and software to obtain these measurements.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fingersh, Lee Jay
Corporate Author:	National Renewable Energy Laboratory (U.S.)
Format:	Government Document Book
Language:	English
Published:	Golden, CO : National Renewable Energy Laboratory, [2006]
Series:	NREL/TP ; 500-39253.
Subjects:	Wind turbines > Testing. Infrared equipment > Measurement. 17 WIND ENERGY
Online Access:	http://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/862303-IiLkYE/ https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS82376

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