Application of virtual monitoring of loads

    公开(公告)号:US10380277B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-13

    申请号:US15122123

    申请日:2015-03-02

    IPC分类号: G05B23/02 G06F17/50 G06Q10/00

    摘要: A system and method for an application of a virtual load monitoring of an aircraft to determine a component retirement time for at least one component of the aircraft is provided. The system and method includes estimating component loads from aircraft state parameters; calculating load statistics from the component loads; calculating a reliability factor; generating a component design load spectrum by applying the reliability factor to the load statistics; and calculating the component retirement time for the at least one component of the aircraft by utilizing the component design load spectrum.

    Multi-speed gearbox for tail rotor of a compound helicopter

    公开(公告)号:US10370094B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US15327573

    申请日:2015-07-15

    发明人: Todd A. Garcia

    IPC分类号: B64C27/12 B64C27/10 B64C27/82

    摘要: A rotary wing aircraft and method of operating a tail drive system thereof, wherein the tail drive system includes a gearbox that contains a first transmissive device and a second transmissive device in parallel, each transmissive device having an input operatively connected to a first shaft that is powered by the main rotor drive system. The first and second transmissive devices each have an output operatively connected to a second shaft that drives the secondary rotary device.

    Upholstery interior installation tool

    公开(公告)号:US10363655B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-30

    申请号:US15528345

    申请日:2015-12-11

    发明人: Joseph A. Sardo

    IPC分类号: B25H7/04 F16B5/06 F16B5/12

    摘要: A panel installation tool is provided that includes a first portion configured to releasably engage with a panel, a second portion attached to the first portion and configured to releasably engage a structural component to retain the first portion with respect to the structural component, and a location indicator configured to enable marking on a panel surface a location through which a retaining element may be used to retain the panel to the structural component.

    Rotor apparatus
    56.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10358211B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-23

    申请号:US15108867

    申请日:2014-01-02

    发明人: Yuriy Gmirya

    摘要: A rotor apparatus is provided and includes a first rotor shaft disposed to rotatably support a first rotor, a second rotor shaft disposed to rotatably support a second rotor and first and second bearing elements disposed to support the first rotor shaft within the second rotor shaft and to pre-load the first rotor shaft in one of tension and compression and the second rotor shaft in the other one of tension and compression.

    Vibration control of a swashplateless coaxial rotor

    公开(公告)号:US10351233B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-16

    申请号:US13867402

    申请日:2013-04-22

    IPC分类号: B64C27/10 B64C27/72 B64C27/00

    摘要: A rotary wing aircraft is provided including a dual counter-rotating, coaxial rotor system having an upper rotor system and a lower rotor system rotatable about a common axis. A plurality of blade assemblies is mounted to a portion of either the upper rotor system or the lower rotor system. A plurality of individually controllable actuators is coupled to each of the plurality of blade assemblies. Each of the plurality of actuators is configured to control movement of the coupled blade assembly about a pitch axis. The rotary-wing aircraft additionally includes a sensor system within an airframe. A higher harmonic control (HHC) controller is arranged in communication with the sensor system and the plurality of actuators to individually control the upper rotor system and the lower rotor system to reduce vibration.