公开(公告)号：US12269586B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-08

申请号：US17252502

申请日：2019-06-14

Applicant: The Texas A&M University System

Inventor： Moble Benedict ,  David Coleman ,  Atanu Halder ,  Bochan Lee ,  Andrew Riha ,  Farid Saemi ,  Carl Runco ,  Vishaal Subramanian ,  Eric Greenwood ,  Vinod Lakshminarayan

IPC: B64C27/68 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B64C27/10 ,  B64C27/467 ,  B64C27/605 ,  B64D17/80 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64D31/00

Abstract: A hover-capable aircraft includes a body including a tubular strut, a first rotor assembly rotatably coupled to the body and positioned about the strut, wherein the first rotor assembly includes a first plurality of circumferentially-spaced blades, a first actuation assembly including a first plurality of electronically controlled actuators coupled to a first swashplate and configured to control the movement of the first swashplate relative to the body, and a control system coupled to the body and configured to control the first plurality of actuators, wherein the control system includes a cable extending through a passage formed in the tubular strut and in signal communication with the first plurality of actuators.

公开(公告)号：US20210253232A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-19

申请号：US17252502

申请日：2019-06-14

Applicant: The Texas A&M University System

Inventor： Moble Benedict ,  David Coleman ,  Atanu Halder ,  Bochan Lee ,  Andrew Riha ,  Farid Saemi ,  Carl Runco ,  Vishaal Subramanian ,  Eric Greenwood ,  Vinod Lakshminarayan

IPC: B64C27/68 ,  B64C27/605 ,  B64D27/24 ,  B64D17/80 ,  B64C27/467 ,  B60L50/60 ,  B60L15/20 ,  B64D31/00

Abstract: A hover-capable aircraft includes a body including a tubular strut, a first rotor assembly rotatably coupled to the body and positioned about the strut, wherein the first rotor assembly includes a first plurality of circumferentially-spaced blades, a first actuation assembly including a first plurality of electronically controlled actuators coupled to a first swashplate and configured to control the movement of the first swashplate relative to the body, and a control system coupled to the body and configured to control the first plurality of actuators, wherein the control system includes a cable extending through a passage formed in the tubular strut and in signal communication with the first plurality of actuators.