HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR WITH FLOATING PISTONS
    2.
    发明申请
    HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR WITH FLOATING PISTONS 有权
    液压执行器与浮动活塞

    公开(公告)号:US20090229694A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-17

    申请号:US12045924

    申请日:2008-03-11

    IPC分类号: F15B13/04 F15B11/00

    摘要: A hydraulic actuator is configured to provide redundant boost control to an aircraft within approximately the same space required by a single hydraulic cylinder. The hydraulic actuator includes a housing and a piston assembly disposed within the housing. The piston assembly includes a ram, a first piston secured to the ram, and second and third pistons disposed on the ram such that the second and third pistons are translatable relative to the longitudinal axis of the ram. The pistons form two hydraulically separate actuator cylinders within the space required by a single cylinder which results in a reduction in the weight and size of the hydraulic actuator.

    摘要翻译: 液压致动器被配置为在单个液压缸所需的大致相同的空间内为飞机提供冗余升压控制。 液压致动器包括壳体和设置在壳体内的活塞组件。 活塞组件包括柱塞,固定到冲头的第一活塞,以及设置在冲头上的第二和第三活塞,使得第二和第三活塞可相对于压头的纵向轴线平移。 活塞在单个气缸所需的空间内形成两个液压分离的致动器气缸,这导致液压致动器的重量和尺寸的减小。

    High speed high power step attenuator method and apparatus
    3.
    发明授权
    High speed high power step attenuator method and apparatus 失效
    高速大功率阶梯衰减器方法及装置

    公开(公告)号:US4517535A

    公开(公告)日:1985-05-14

    申请号:US402622

    申请日:1982-07-28

    申请人: Chuck Y. Pon

    发明人: Chuck Y. Pon

    IPC分类号: H03H7/24 H01P1/22

    CPC分类号: H01P1/227

    摘要: A high power, high frequency attenuator which provides attenuation steps ch are switchable at very high speed, the attenuator implementing a method by which the input signal is split into two separate signals which are then subjected to impedance mismatches in the signal path, so that a portion of the split signals are reflected back to the signal splitter for dissipation there and the remaining portions of the split signal are transmitted to a summing circuit for recombination and output. The value of mismatch imposed determines the degree of attenuation obtained. The splitting of the signal reduces the stress upon the mismatched components as well as permits high switching speeds of the mismatches in and out of the circuit. In one embodiment of the invention directional couplers are used to provide the signal splitting and recombination functions, with the result that high isolation is achieved between the input port and the reflected signal caused by the mismatches.

    摘要翻译: 一种高功率高频衰减器,其提供可以以非常高的速度切换的衰减步骤,该衰减器实现一种方法,通过该方法将输入信号分成两个分离的信号,然后在信号路径中经受阻抗失配,使得 分离信号的一部分被反射回到信号分离器以便在那里消散,并且分离信号的剩余部分被发送到求和电路用于复合和输出。 不匹配的值决定了所获得的衰减程度。 信号的分离减少了不匹配组件上的应力,并允许电路中和外部不匹配的高开关速度。 在本发明的一个实施例中,定向耦合器用于提供信号分离和复合功能,结果是在由错配引起的输入端口和反射信号之间实现了高隔离度。

    Mechanical De-Icing System
    4.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240199215A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-20

    申请号:US18537746

    申请日:2023-12-12

    IPC分类号: B64D15/16

    CPC分类号: B64D15/16

    摘要: A de-icing system for an airfoil includes a flexible skin having one or more stiffening elements embedded therein and one or more actuators positioned within the airfoil and configured to engage an impact area of the flexible skin with a displacement force. The stiffening elements extend substantially parallel to the leading edge of an airfoil and are placed in a chordwise succession proceeding away from the leading edge of the airfoil. The one or more stiffening elements are configured to transmit the displacement force to a non-impact area of the flexible skin adjacent to or near the one or more stiffening elements. The displacement force causes an outer surface of the flexible skin adjacent to the impact area to be distorted and an outer surface of the flexible skin of the non-impact area to be distorted.

    OPTIMIZING USAGE OF SUPPLEMENTAL ENGINE POWER

    公开(公告)号:US20240017823A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-18

    申请号:US17867231

    申请日:2022-07-18

    IPC分类号: B64C27/12 B64D31/06

    CPC分类号: B64C27/12 B64D31/06

    摘要: In an embodiment, an aircraft includes a drive system, a main engine coupled to the drive system to provide first power, and a supplemental engine coupled to the drive system to provide second power additive to the first power. The aircraft also includes a control system to control the main engine and the supplemental engine to optimize usage of the supplemental engine. The control system is operable to maintain the supplemental engine in a reduced power state at least until a determination is made that supplemental power is needed to satisfy a total power demand of the drive system. The control system is also operable to determine that supplemental power is needed to satisfy the total power demand of the drive system. The control system is further operable to increase a power level of the supplemental engine in response to the determination that supplemental power is needed.

    Wear estimation for wear liner bearings

    公开(公告)号:US12130199B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-29

    申请号:US17369470

    申请日:2021-07-07

    申请人: Bell Textron Inc.

    摘要: Embodiments are directed to systems and methods for estimating wear in aircraft rotor systems. Data associated with loads and motions of a swashplate actuator is collected. The swashplate actuator drives a swashplate and at least one control link is coupled to the swashplate. The loads and motions of the at least one control link is estimated based upon the loads and motions of the swashplate actuator. Using a wear model, the current wear of control link components is estimated due to the loads and motions of the at least one control link. Wear estimates for the components are aggregated across multiple flights and used to determine when maintenance actions should occur.

    Aircraft Emergency Descent System and Method
    10.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240353867A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18635198

    申请日:2024-04-15

    IPC分类号: G05D1/85 B64D31/09

    CPC分类号: G05D1/854 B64D31/09

    摘要: An aircraft emergency descent method includes setting a pre-set maximum collective blade pitch and a pre-set altitude as part of a failure procedure; monitoring rotor assemblies through an aircraft control system and a failure detection module; determining when a rotor assembly has failed; and activating the failure procedure. The failure procedure includes commanding a maximum torque to a motor of each rotor assembly such that the rotational velocity of functioning rotors increases; detecting the increase in rotational velocity; adjusting either motor torque or a collective blade pitch to regulate rotational velocity; monitoring altitude of the aircraft; and upon determining when the aircraft reaches the pre-set altitude, adjusting the collective blade pitch to the pre-set maximum collective blade pitch via the at least one governor such that momentum is conserved, causing a descent rate of the aircraft to decrease as the aircraft approaches a ground surface.