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Deformations of rotor blades can be recorded, with focus on torsion measurement. An innovative measuring system, named the fan-shaped distance meter system (FDMS), uses a combination of multiple laser scanners and photogrammetry. The focus of this work is to analyse the suitability of the FDMS for torsion measurement. We designed a torsion simulator to assess the achievable accuracy. Computer simulations and initial laboratory tests have demonstrated precise torsion measurements are possible using this method with an accuracy of 0.3\u00b0. Measurements can be carried out during operation of the wind turbine without the need to apply markers or sensors on rotor blades. By precisely recording the deformation and, in particular, torsion of rotor blades, targeted optimisation measures can be obtained in order to maximise performance of wind turbines. This innovative approach to measure the torsion of rotor blades in operation might offer great potential to increase the efficiency and life cycle of wind turbines.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s23208603","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,20]],"date-time":"2023-10-20T11:53:56Z","timestamp":1697802836000},"page":"8603","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Development of a Procedure for Torsion Measurement Using a Fan-Shaped Distance Meter System"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"23","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3308-2770","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Martina","family":"Goering","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Applied Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics (IAPG), Jade University of Applied Sciences, Ofener Str. 16\/19, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0483-7548","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Thomas","family":"Luhmann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute for Applied Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics (IAPG), Jade University of Applied Sciences, Ofener Str. 16\/19, 26121 Oldenburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,10,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Hafner, E. 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