Updating Finite Element Model of a Wind Turbine Blade Section Using Experimental Modal Analysis Results

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="684786.fig.005a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/sv/volume-2014/684786/figures/684786.fig.005a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>AutoMac blade only</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="684786.fig.005b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/sv/volume-2014/684786/figures/684786.fig.005b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>AutoMac support only</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="684786.fig.005c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/sv/volume-2014/684786/figures/684786.fig.005c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>AutoMac complete structure</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>AutoMAC matrices for experimental modal models with sensors only on the modified blade section (a), support structure (b), and blade section with support structure (c).</table>

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Figure 5: Updating Finite Element Model of a Wind Turbine Blade Section Using Experimental Modal Analysis Results 