公开(公告)号：US20200272141A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-27

申请号：US16284164

申请日：2019-02-25

Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Inventor： Stephen Yibum Chung ,  Russell C. Peters ,  Andrew Vincent Louis

IPC: G05D1/00 ,  G05D1/10 ,  B64C39/02 ,  B64C29/00

Abstract: In one embodiment, a remote controller for a vehicle includes at least one control element for controlling operation of at least one aspect of the vehicle when the vehicle is in a remote-control mode; an actuator connected the at least one control element for controlling a position of the at least one control element when the vehicle is in an autonomous operations mode; and a processing system for receiving a first control signal from the vehicle indicative of a state of operation of the vehicle. In operation, the processing system generates a second control signal to the actuator to cause the actuator to control a position of the control element such that it corresponds to and indicates the state of operation of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20200148345A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-14

申请号：US16188937

申请日：2018-11-13

Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.

Inventor： John Robert Wittmaak, JR. ,  Russell C. Peters ,  Andrew Vincent Louis

IPC: B64C29/00 ,  B64C39/06 ,  B64C27/04 ,  B64C27/32 ,  G05D1/08 ,  B64D1/08

Abstract: One embodiment is an aircraft including at least one propulsion assembly; a cargo area for receiving payload to be transported by the aircraft; and a control system for determining characteristics of the received payload; automatically determining optimal control gains for operating the aircraft including the payload based on the determined payload characteristics; and providing control signals to at least one of the at least one propulsion assembly and a control assembly of the aircraft to control operation of the at least one propulsion assembly in accordance with the determined optimal control gains.