公开(公告)号：US11511854B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US16395415

申请日：2019-04-26

Applicant: Textron Systems Corporation

Inventor： Sean Marshall Baity ,  David D. Billingsley ,  Brad S. Galloway ,  Richard M. Chapman ,  Daniel Thomas Otradovec ,  Graham Schill

IPC: B64C29/00 ,  B64C27/08 ,  B64C27/26

Abstract: An aircraft employs articulated, variable-position electric rotors having different operating configurations and transitions therebetween, as well as variable-pitch airfoils or blades, for generating vectored thrust in the different configurations. Control circuitry generates rotor position signals and blade pitch signals to independently control rotor thrust, rotor orientation and rotor blade pitch of the variable-position rotors in a manner providing (i) the transitions among the operating configurations for corresponding flight modes of the aircraft, which may include both vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) mode as well as a forward-flight mode, and (ii) commanded thrust-vectoring maneuvering of the aircraft in the different configurations, including tailoring blade pitch to optimize aspects of aircraft performance.