PISTON ENGINE POWERED AIRCRAFT ACTUATION SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20220106051A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-07

    申请号:US17063118

    申请日:2020-10-05

    摘要: An actuation system for an aircraft piston engine includes a controller and an actuator. The controller selectively supplies motor control signals to a motor. The actuator includes a housing, a motor, a main rod, a control handle, and an inner rod. The main rod receives a drive torque from the motor and translates in either a first axial direction or a second axial direction. The main rod is responsive to an axial drive force to translate in either the first axial direction or the second axial direction. The inner rod is disposed within the main rod and is movable between a first position, in which main rod rotation causes the main rod to translate, and a second position, in which main rod rotation does not cause the main rod to translate, but application of the axial force to the control handle causes the main rod to translate.

    PARALLEL CONTROL LOOPS FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20210354843A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-18

    申请号:US16874912

    申请日:2020-05-15

    IPC分类号: B64D31/14 B64D35/08

    摘要: A method of controlling a hybrid-electric aircraft powerplant includes running a first control loop for command of a thermal engine based on error between total response commanded for a hybrid-electric powerplant and total response from the hybrid-electric powerplant. A second control loop runs in parallel with the first control loop for commanding the thermal engine based on error between maximum thermal engine output and total response commanded. A third control loop runs in parallel with the first and second control loops for commanding engine/propeller speed, wherein the third control loop outputs a speed control enable or disable status. A fourth control loop runs in parallel with the first, second, and third control loops for commanding the electric motor with non-zero demand when the second control loop is above control to add response from the electric motor to response from the thermal engine to achieve the response commanded.

    CHARGING SCHEME FOR ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20210323425A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-21

    申请号:US16851353

    申请日:2020-04-17

    摘要: An engine system for an aircraft comprising a propulsor configured to drive the aircraft, a thermal combustion engine configured to drive the propulsor, an electric motor connected to the thermal combustion engine and configured to drive the propulsor, a power converter configured to apply a torque to the electric motor and generate electric energy from the torque applied to the electric motor, and an engine controller, the engine controller being configured to determine a current power output of the thermal combustion engine, determine an optimum power output of the thermal combustion engine based on current operating conditions, and vary the torque applied to the electric motor so as to vary a load on the thermal combustion engine, wherein the torque may be varied by an amount required to vary the power output of the thermal combustion engine to the determined optimum power output.

    Power distribution system for aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US11121557B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-14

    申请号:US15946947

    申请日:2018-04-06

    摘要: A power distribution system is disclosed for conducting electrical power through a combination of hollow tube conductors and flexible cabling. Each hollow tube conductor includes an end formed into flat pads. The flexible cabling comprises litz wire, and includes ends crimped to integral lugs. An end of the flexible cabling is coupled to an end of the hollow tube conductor. The other end of the flexible cabling is coupled to an electric device. The other end of the hollow tube conductor is coupled to another flexible cable, which is in turn coupled to another electric device. By connecting the hollow tube conductors, flexible cabling, and electrical devices in this way, an electrically conductive pathway may be established between the electrical devices. The power distribution system conducts alternating current (AC) power, and addresses the skin effect phenomenon that occurs when conducting AC power. The power distribution system can be utilized in the highly-constrained environment of electric aircraft, where weight and space is at a premium.

    Vehicle control with functional redundancy

    公开(公告)号:US11106205B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-31

    申请号:US16135399

    申请日:2018-09-19

    发明人: Paul A. Adamski

    摘要: A control assembly for an aircraft system according to an example of the present disclosure includes a multi-core processor that has a plurality of cores coupled to a communications module and to an arbitration module. The communications module is operable to communicate information between the plurality of cores and one or more aircraft modules. The plurality of cores include first and second cores operable to concurrently execute a first discrete set of software instructions to generate respective instances of an output. The arbitration module is operable to communicate each and every one of the respective instances to control the one or more aircraft modules. A method of operating an aircraft system is also disclosed.