摘要:
The present invention relates to primary flight controls (10) for main and/or tail rotors (4) of helicopters with an electro-mechanical interface between any of Fly-By-Wire and/or of Fly-by-light controls and hydraulic servo actuators (8) for control force amplification towards said main and/or tail rotor controls (4). For each of the main and/or tail rotor controls (4) there is provided but one of the hydraulic servo actuators (8), connected by one mechanical linkage (7) to one electro motor (5), said one hydraulic servo actuator (8) being of the type having the one mechanical linkage (7) connected to its input (29) and its output (30) and the one electro motor (5) being of the direct drive type, the position of said electro motor (5) having a reference to said one mechanical linkage (7) and the torque delivered by said electro motor (5) to the hydraulic servo actuator (8) being related to the power consumption of said electro motor (5).
摘要:
An aircraft (1) having at least one in-flight attitude control system (4, 5), in turn having at least one actuator (6; 7); and a hydraulic circuit connected to the actuator (6; 7) and having at least one pump (8) designed to deliver a first flow when the pressure of the hydraulic circuit is above a presettable threshold value. The pump (8) is designed to deliver a second flow greater than the first flow, and the aircraft (1) has a sensor (11a, 11b, 12, 13) for detecting a quantity associated with the pressure of the hydraulic circuit; and a programmable central control unit (10), which controls the pump (8) to deliver the second flow when the quantity detected by the sensor (11a, 11b, 12, 13) corresponds to a pressure of the hydraulic circuit below the threshold value.
摘要:
In an embodiment, an aircraft such as a rotorcraft (101) includes an actuator (401) and a flight control computer (205) interfaced with the actuator (401). The flight control computer (205) is configured to: increase an initiating force output by an initiating channel (403) of the actuator; stop the increasing of the initiating force in response to observing restraining forces on restraining channels (403) of the actuator; hold the initiating force at a quiescent initiating value while the restraining channels (403) hold the restraining forces at quiescent restraining values; increase the initiating force to a target initiating value while the restraining channels (403) increase the restraining forces to target restraining values; calculate a force fight test result by summing a difference between the target initiating value and the quiescent initiating value with differences between the target restraining values and the quiescent restraining values; and indicate the actuator failed verification in response to the force fight test result being greater than a first predetermined threshold.
摘要:
A propeller pitch control actuation system includes a relatively lightweight, relatively inexpensive means for selectively preventing the propeller pitch control actuator from commanding reverse pitch positions.
摘要:
In some embodiments, a rotorcraft flight control actuator includes a driving member configured to receive mechanical energy from a power source, a driven member, a magnetorheological (MR) fluid disposed between the driving member and the driven member and configured to transmit a variable amount of mechanical energy from the driving member to the driven member, an output member configured to be coupled between the driven member and a flight control device of a rotor system, and a magnetic circuit configured to deliver a magnetic field towards the MR fluid, the magnetic circuit configured to vary the strength of the magnetic field in response to inputs.
摘要:
A servo actuator (1) comprises an actuator housing (4); an actuator member (2) located within the actuator housing (4) and at least one spool (8) located in a cavity (6) formed within the actuator housing (4). The housing (4) also comprises a first set of internal ports including an inlet port (P), an outlet port (T) and a pair of control ports (SI, S2), the inlet port (P) being arranged for connection to a first pressurised supply and a second set of internal ports comprising an inlet port (P' ), an outlet port (T' ) and a pair of control ports (SI', S2'), the inlet port (P' ) being arranged for connection to a second pressurised supply. In use, movement of the spool (8) alters the flow path of fluid through the first and second set of internal ports to control the movement of the actuator member (2).
摘要:
La présente invention concerne un dispositif d'amortissement (7) muni d'un premier organe de liaison (10), d'un deuxième organe de liaison (20), d'un organe élastique (80) et d'un système hydraulique (30). Le système hydraulique (30) comporte un carter extérieur (31) et une tige (40), ledit premier organe de liaison (10) étant fixé de manière réversible au carter extérieur (31), ledit organe élastique (80) étant disposé autour d'une partie saillante (43) de la tige (40), ledit organe élastique (80) comportant au moins un moyen élastique (83) interposé entre une première armature (81) et une deuxième armature (82), la première armature (81) étant fixée de manière réversible audit carter extérieur (31), la deuxième armature (82) étant solidaire en translation de ladite partie saillante (43), ledit deuxième organe de liaison (20) étant fixé de manière réversible à ladite partie saillante (43).
摘要:
The invention relates to an artificial force feel generating device 6 for generation of an artificial feeling of force on an inceptor 4a of a vehicle control system 10, said inceptor 4a being adapted for controlling a servo-assisted control unit 4, 3 of said vehicle control system 10 via a mechanical linkage 5, wherein at least one first force generating device and at least one second force generating device are mechanically connected to said inceptor 4a, said first force generating device being provided for generating a nominal force acting in operation on said inceptor 4a and said second force generating device being provided for generating a tactile cue force acting in operation on said inceptor 4a, said first and second force generating devices being arranged in parallel. The invention relates further to an aircraft comprising such an artificial force feel generating device.
摘要:
A helicopter autopilot system includes an inner loop for attitude hold for the flight of the helicopter including a given level of redundancy applied to the inner loop. An outer loop is configured for providing a navigation function with respect to the flight of the helicopter including a different level of redundancy than the inner loop. An actuator provides a braking force on a linkage that serves to stabilize the flight of the helicopter during a power failure. The actuator is electromechanical and receives electrical drive signals to provide automatic flight control of the helicopter without requiring a hydraulic assistance system in the helicopter. The autopilot can operate the helicopter in a failed mode of the hydraulic assistance system. A number of flight modes are described with associated sensor inputs including rate based and true attitude modes.
摘要:
Embodiments are directed to obtaining a first analog signal corresponding to a position error between a commanded gang output of a plurality of electro-mechanical actuators configured to be run in parallel with one another and a measured gang output of the plurality of electro-mechanical actuators (212), obtaining a second analog signal corresponding to an output torque, and processing, by a circuit, the first analog signal and the second analog signal to generate and output a discrete that indicates a status of the torque in terms of direction and magnitude.