TILTING WING ROTORCRAFTS AND WING ROTATION SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20210047022A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-18

    申请号:US16538979

    申请日:2019-08-13

    摘要: According to one implementation of the present disclosure, a rotorcraft includes a fuselage, an airframe, a main rotor, first and second wings, and a wing rotation system. The wing rotation system may be coupled to the first and the second wings and includes a first drive shaft, a second drive shaft, and a uniform actuator. The first drive shaft may be coupled to the first wing for rotation around a central wing axis, the second drive shaft may be coupled to the second wing for rotation around the central wing axis, and the uniform actuator may be coupled between the first drive shaft and the airframe. Also, the wing rotation system can be configured to actuate rotation of the first and the second wings from a first direction to a second direction.

    NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH CAMERA ASSIST

    公开(公告)号:US20210034056A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-04

    申请号:US16528030

    申请日:2019-07-31

    申请人: Bell Textron Inc.

    摘要: One embodiment is a navigation system for an aircraft including a positioning system to generate information related to a position of the aircraft, a group of cameras mounted to a body of the aircraft, each camera of the group of cameras to simultaneously capture images of a portion of an environment that surrounds the aircraft, and a processing component coupled to the positioning system and the group of cameras, the processing component to determine a current position of the aircraft based on the information related to the position of the aircraft and the images.

    Systems and methods for controlled filtering of aircraft control input

    公开(公告)号:US10906632B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-02

    申请号:US15987059

    申请日:2018-05-23

    发明人: Jeffrey Bosworth

    IPC分类号: G01M1/14 B64C13/16 G01P13/02

    摘要: In one embodiment, a method is performed by a control computer. The method includes receiving a time series of control inputs in relation to a control axis of an aircraft, where the control computer causes actuation in response to each control input in the time series as the control input is received. The method also includes determining aircraft oscillation over a sample period corresponding to the time series. The method also includes evaluating information related to the determined aircraft oscillation using engagement settings associated with a control filter. The method also includes engaging the control filter responsive to the information satisfying the engagement settings, where the engaged control filter systematically attenuates future control inputs in relation to the control axis prior to actuation responsive thereto.

    System for image guided assembly and a fastening tool for assembly of a structure

    公开(公告)号:US10894304B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-19

    申请号:US16140122

    申请日:2018-09-24

    发明人: Grant M. Beall

    摘要: A system for image guided assembly of a structure, the structure defining an interior area accessible through at least one access opening, the interior area including at least one fastener hole. The system including a first fastening tool including an arm with first and second ends; and a support plate on the first end, the support plate including at least one connection member to securely retain a fastener therein, the at least one connection member configured to facilitate alignment of the fastener with the at least one fastener hole; an image capturing device disposed on the arm first end configured to generate a captured image of the interior area; a light source associated with the arm first end, the light source configured to generate light at the first end of the arm; and a display device located outside the interior area for displaying the captured image of the interior area.

    ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL SYSTEM WITH NON-CONCENTRIC REVOLVING MASSES

    公开(公告)号:US20210001976A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-07

    申请号:US17026394

    申请日:2020-09-21

    申请人: Bell Textron Inc.

    IPC分类号: B64C27/00 B64C29/00

    摘要: A vibration control system for a rotor hub provides vibration attenuation in an aircraft by reducing the magnitude of rotor induced vibratory. The system can include a force generating device attached to a rotor hub which rotates along with the rotor at the rotational speed of the rotor. Vibratory shear force is generated by rotating unbalanced weights each about an axis non-concentric with the rotor hub axis at high speed to create large centrifugal forces. The rotational speed of the weights can be a multiple of the rotor rotational speed to create shear forces for canceling rotor induced vibrations. The amplitude of the generated shear force is controlled by indexing the positions of the unbalanced weights relative to each other, while the phase of the shear force is adjusted by equally phasing each weight relative to the rotor.