Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for proximity control between rotating and non-rotating aircraft components
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Application No.: US16401332Application Date: 2019-05-02
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Publication No.: US10583916B2Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: Kyle Thomas Cravener , Brady Garrett Atkins , Stuart Benjamin Cook , Joaquin Vargas Calvet , Andrew Michael White , Karl Bailey , Corrine Jagneaux , Maika Lopati Mauga
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agency: Winstead PC
- Main IPC: B64C27/06
- IPC: B64C27/06 ; B64C13/16 ; B64C27/00 ; B64C27/52 ; B64C11/06 ; B06B1/06 ; B64C11/30 ; B64C19/02
Abstract:
The aircraft includes a rotor. The rotor includes a plurality of rotor blades. The aircraft further includes a non-rotating aircraft component. A proximity sensor is disposed with at least one of the non-rotating aircraft component and the rotor blades. A flight control computer is electrically coupled to the proximity sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200001979A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROXIMITY CONTROL BETWEEN ROTATING AND NON-ROTATING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS Public/Granted day:2020-01-02
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