Metrology & Measurement Technology, Volume. 45, Issue 1, 45(2025)

A review of blade tip timing measurement technologies of rotating blades

Fajie DUAN*, Guangyue NIU, Hao LIU, Haowei QIN, Fafu LI, and Qi ZHOU
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  • State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Tianjin University, Tianjin300072, China
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    Category: Survey and Review

    Received: Dec. 13, 2024

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    Published Online: Jul. 23, 2025

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    DOI:10.11823/j.issn.1674-5795.2025.01.03

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