Torque and thrust control of a propeller

    公开(公告)号:US10336436B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-02

    申请号:US15329411

    申请日:2015-09-28

    IPC分类号: B64C11/44 B64C27/10 B64C27/82

    摘要: A method for controlling a propeller of an aircraft, comprises receiving, with a processor, one or more signals indicative of commanded collective pitch of the propeller; receiving, with the processor, one or more sensed signals indicative of propeller axial speed, propeller rotational speed, and air density; estimating, with the processor, a propeller torque and propeller thrust from one or more of the propeller axial speed, the propeller rotational speed, and the air density; determining, with the processor, information indicative of an error value between a desired torque and a measured torque in the propeller; determining, with the processor, information indicative of a corrected pitch command in response to the determining of the error value; combining, with the processor, the corrected pitch command with the propeller rotational speed into an adjustment solution; providing, with the processor, the propeller with the adjustment solution.

    Slung load identification with aircraft flight dynamics data

    公开(公告)号:US10266279B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US15509921

    申请日:2015-09-14

    摘要: A system and method for identifying a slung load for an aircraft with one or more sensors includes receiving, with a processor via one or more sensors, sensor information related to flight dynamics data for the aircraft; determining, with the processor, control input commands for the aircraft in response to the receiving of the flight dynamics data; determining, with the processor, signals indicative of an estimated pendulum frequency; and determining, with the processor, parameters associated with the slung load in response to the determining of the estimated pendulum frequencies.

    Inertia reel mounts and mounting arrangements

    公开(公告)号:US10266269B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US15605381

    申请日:2017-05-25

    摘要: An inertia reel mount for a seat includes a slide, a carriage arranged to support a seatbelt inertia reel, and a damper. The carriage is movable between first and second positions relative to the slide. The damper is fixed to the slide, is arranged between the carriage and the slide to oppose movement of the carriage, and is arranged to absorb kinetic energy from the carriage from sudden acceleration of a seat occupant secured in the seat by the seatbelt as the carriage moves from the first position to the second position.

    Composite bonded repair method
    66.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10265915B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-23

    申请号:US14158077

    申请日:2014-01-17

    发明人: Michael R. Urban

    摘要: A composite bonded repair method for an aircraft is provided. The method includes generating a doubling patch of a portion of the aircraft from topographic data, filling damage at the portion of the aircraft with filler material, applying adhesive to the portion of the aircraft and the filler material and adhering the doubling patch to the adhesive.

    Space partitioning for motion planning

    公开(公告)号:US10254768B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-09

    申请号:US15521544

    申请日:2015-10-28

    IPC分类号: G05D1/10 G01C21/32 G01C21/34

    摘要: An aspect includes space partitioning for vehicle motion planning. A plurality of obstacle data is analyzed to determine a plurality of obstacle locations in a configuration space of a vehicle. A partitioning of the configuration space is performed to compute a skeletal partition representing a plurality of obstacle boundaries based on the obstacle locations. The skeletal partition is used to preferentially place a plurality of samples by a sampling-based motion planner. At least one obstacle-free path is output by the sampling-based motion planner based on the samples.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILTERING SENSOR DATA ASSOCIATED WITH AN AIR TRANSPORT PROCEDURE

    公开(公告)号:US20190057474A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-21

    申请号:US15761985

    申请日:2016-09-20

    IPC分类号: G06Q50/28 G01D9/00

    摘要: A computer system and method is provided to filter clearance sensor data output by a sensor system during a load/offload procedure of a first object relative to a second object. A processing device of the computer system is configured to access hard threshold data, unique threshold data, and sensor data output by the sensor system sensing aspects of the load/offload procedure. The processing device is further configured to determine whether the sensor data exceeds the unique threshold, determine whether the sensor data that is determined to exceed the unique threshold is voidable data related to a non-critical event, and generate filtered sensor data that includes modifications to the voidable data.

    Self-lubricated bearings
    69.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10161441B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-25

    申请号:US15340236

    申请日:2016-11-01

    发明人: Bryan K. Baskin

    摘要: An aircraft includes an airframe and a rotary component rotatably connected to the airframe by way of a plain bearing. The rotary component is part of a rotorcraft control system. The plain bearing includes an inner member rotatably engaged in at least two axes of rotation to an outer member. The inner member has a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) substantially less than that of the outer member.