VR emulator
    122.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11043138B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-22

    申请号:US15928644

    申请日:2018-03-22

    摘要: Systems and methods include providing a virtual reality (“VR”) flight emulator system that simulates control, operation, and response of a vehicle. The flight emulator includes a control interface and a head-mounted display worn by a user. Motion, orientation, and/or forces experienced by the simulated vehicle are imparted to a user through a motion-control seat. Multiple flight emulators can be connected to a communication network, and a master flight emulator may teleport into a slave flight emulator in order to observe, overtake, override, and/or assume control of the slave flight emulator. Inputs made via the control interface of the master flight emulator or during playback of a pre-recorded training exercise or flight mission are translated into the control interface, head-mounted display, and motion-control seat of the slave flight emulator to provide real-time feedback to the user of the slave flight emulator.

    Floating engine powertrain
    123.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11040617B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-22

    申请号:US16778192

    申请日:2020-01-31

    申请人: Textron Inc.

    IPC分类号: B60K6/00 B60K17/16 B60K5/12

    摘要: A vehicle transaxle comprising a plurality of mounting flanges fixedly mountable to an axle tube of the vehicle absent any additional structure for mounting the transaxle to the vehicle. The axle tube houses a wheel axle to which the transaxle is operably couplable. The transaxle additionally comprises a transaxle mounting collar that is fixedly mounted to or integrally formed with a housing of the transaxle. The mounting collar is structured and operable to have a prime mover of the vehicle mounted thereto and to support the weight/mass of the prime mover such that the prime mover is mountable to the vehicle via only the mounting collar absent any additional structure for mounting the prime mover to the vehicle such that the prime mover can be cantilevered from (e.g., suspended from) the transaxle, e.g., the prime mover is ‘free floating’.

    Control method for preventing differences between rotor tilt angles in a fly-by-wire tiltrotor aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US11027821B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-08

    申请号:US15876420

    申请日:2018-01-22

    IPC分类号: B64C13/16 B64C29/00 B64C13/50

    摘要: A system and method for preventing a maximum asymmetric condition between pylon tilt angles due to a degraded pylon in a fly-by-wire tiltrotor aircraft during transitions between airplane mode and helicopter mode includes a conversion system for imparting movement on a right and left pylon. A flight control computer is operatively connected to a set of transducers for measuring pylon angles. The flight control computer is further connected to a set of actuators which are attached to each pylon. The flight control computer receives flight dynamics input from the set of transducers and/or the pilot and sends pylon command to the set of actuators. The conversion system measures the difference between the pylon angles during the transition and provides a pylon command adjustment if the difference exceeds a preset threshold.

    Passive Hub Flapping Lock
    126.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210147072A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-20

    申请号:US17102552

    申请日:2020-11-24

    申请人: Bell Textron Inc.

    IPC分类号: B64C27/32

    摘要: A passive hub flapping lock including: one or more lever arms, each lever arm rotatably coupled to a pivot and comprising a first lever arm end and a second lever arm end; one or more stop wedges; one or more frames coupled to the one or more stop wedges, each frame coupled to the first lever arm end of one of the one or more lever arms; one or more weight sets, each weight set comprising one or more weights coupled to the second lever arm end of one of the one or more lever arms; and one or more pivot torsion springs, each pivot torsion spring positioned at the pivot.

    Compressible driveshaft
    127.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11009078B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-18

    申请号:US15961609

    申请日:2018-04-24

    摘要: A driveshaft includes a first end, a second end, and a length extending from the first end to the second end. The driveshaft includes an engagement section at the first end configured to cooperatively engage and transfer torque to a gearbox. The driveshaft also includes a compressible section configured to selectively decrease the length of the driveshaft. The driveshaft being configured to transition between an engaged configuration, wherein the engagement portion is engaged with the gearbox, and a disengaged configuration, wherein the compressible section is compressed, and the engagement portion is disengaged from the apparatus.

    BONDED SKINS FOR DUCTED-ROTOR AIRCRAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20210139139A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-13

    申请号:US16679018

    申请日:2019-11-08

    申请人: Bell Textron Inc.

    IPC分类号: B64C27/32 B64C27/46 B64F5/10

    摘要: A duct for a ducted-rotor aircraft may include an internal structure and an aerodynamic exterior skin that is adhesively bonded to the internal structure. The skin may include a leading-edge portion disposed at an inlet of the duct and an inner portion disposed along an interior of the duct. The inner portion of the skin may be bonded to the internal structure with a first bondline of adhesive and the leading-edge portion of the skin may be bonded to the inner portion of the skin with a second bondline of adhesive. One or both of the first and second bondlines of adhesive may be of non-uniform thickness to take up tolerance stackups between the inner portion of the skin, the leading-edge portion of the skin, and the internal structure.

    FITTING PROVIDING MOTOR STRUCTURE AND STATOR SUPPORT

    公开(公告)号:US20210139131A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-13

    申请号:US16679117

    申请日:2019-11-08

    申请人: Bell Textron Inc.

    IPC分类号: B64C11/02 B64C7/00 B64C29/00

    摘要: A hub assembly for a ducted-rotor aircraft includes a plurality of stator supports, a first integral fitting that attaches to first ends of the stator supports, and a second integral fitting that attaches to second ends of the stator supports. The first fitting includes a plurality of motor attachment portions configured to locate and support a motor of the ducted-rotor aircraft, a plurality of fairing mounts configured to support attachment of an aerodynamic fairing to the hub assembly, and a plurality of stator locators configured to locate respective ones of the plurality of stator supports for attachment to the hub assembly. The first fitting has a body portion with an annular wall that supports the motor attachment portions, the fairing mounts, and the stator locators. The first fitting may be fabricated as a monolith that includes the body portion, motor attachment portions, fairing mounts, and stator locators.