ABNORMALITY WARNING SYSTEM AND WARNING LEVEL SETTING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240359820A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18765393

    申请日:2024-07-08

    申请人: DENSO CORPORATION

    发明人: Shinsuke KAWADU

    摘要: An abnormality warning system provides an abnormality warning for multiple motor systems that drive a motor used correspondingly to each of multiple rotors included in an electric aircraft. The abnormality warning system includes an abnormality determination unit and a warning level setting unit. The abnormality determination unit determines an abnormal one of the motor systems. The warning level setting unit sets a warning level to warn abnormality, based on at least position information of the rotor in the electric aircraft or the usage of the rotor corresponding to a motor system determined to be abnormal by the abnormality determination unit.

    METHOD AND MULTI-ENGINE ROTORCRAFT FOR SIMULATING AN ENGINE FAILURE

    公开(公告)号:US20240354461A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-24

    申请号:US18442369

    申请日:2024-02-15

    IPC分类号: G06F30/15 B64C27/00

    CPC分类号: G06F30/15 B64C27/00

    摘要: A method for simulating an engine failure on a rotorcraft comprising several engines for setting a rotary wing in motion. The method comprises a training mode that comprises controlling each engine with a controller in order to simulate an engine failure, this control comprising limiting the power of each engine to a respective control restriction value. The training mode comprises the following steps: i) determining, with the controller, a maximum mass at least as a function of external conditions, and an initial mass of the rotorcraft at least as a function of an unladen mass of the rotorcraft, a mass of a crew present in the rotorcraft, and an estimated mass of fuel on-board; ii) comparing, with the controller, the initial mass with the maximum mass; and iii) determining, with the controller, each control restriction value as a function of the comparison.

    Abnormality warning system and warning level setting method

    公开(公告)号:US12065262B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-20

    申请号:US17979863

    申请日:2022-11-03

    申请人: DENSO CORPORATION

    发明人: Shinsuke Kawadu

    IPC分类号: B64D45/00 B64C27/00

    摘要: An abnormality warning system provides an abnormality warning for multiple motor systems that drive a motor used correspondingly to each of multiple rotors included in an electric aircraft. The abnormality warning system includes an abnormality determination unit and a warning level setting unit. The abnormality determination unit determines an abnormal one of the motor systems. The warning level setting unit sets a warning level to warn abnormality, based on at least position information of the rotor in the electric aircraft or the usage of the rotor corresponding to a motor system determined to be abnormal by the abnormality determination unit.

    A SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF VIBRATION MITIGATION FOR AN PROPULSOR AND A BOOM IN AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT

    公开(公告)号:US20240239481A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-18

    申请号:US18097747

    申请日:2023-01-17

    申请人: BETA AIR, LLC

    IPC分类号: B64C27/00

    CPC分类号: B64C27/001 B64C29/0008

    摘要: A system of vibration mitigation for a propulsor and a boom in an electric aircraft is disclosed. The system may include at least a propulsor, wherein the at least a propulsor is configured to propel an electric aircraft through a fluid medium and the at least a propulsor comprises a driving frequency from 0 to its maximum driving frequency that is generated as a function of a rotational speed of the at least a propulsor when the at least a propulsor propels the electric aircraft through the fluid medium. The system may include at least a boom, wherein the at least a boom comprises the at least a propulsor mounted on the at least a boom and a natural frequency of the at least a boom, wherein the natural frequency is a fraction of the maximum driving frequency of the at least a propulsor.

    Anti-Resonance System for Variable Speed Rotors

    公开(公告)号:US20240166343A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-23

    申请号:US18514175

    申请日:2023-11-20

    IPC分类号: B64C27/00

    CPC分类号: B64C27/001 B64C2027/004

    摘要: An anti-resonance system for a blade defining an elongated channel therein and affixed to a helicopter rotor includes a moveable mass disposed within the elongated channel of the blade so as to be able to slide along elongated channel. A moving device coupled to the moveable mass is configured to move the moveable mass within the elongated channel. A controller is configured to cause the moving device to move the moveable mass to a selected position within the elongated channel so as to avoid the additional resonance vibrations of the blade during a rotor speed change. In a method of avoiding resonance of a helicopter blade, a current rotational speed of the blade is determined. A position of the movable mass so as to avoid a resonance point at a current rotational speed is obtained. The moveable mass is moved to the position.

    GROUND RESONANCE DETECTION AND WARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20240059406A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US17937608

    申请日:2022-10-03

    IPC分类号: B64C27/00 B64D45/08

    摘要: A system and method for detecting ground resonance and providing a warning regarding the same includes supplying, from an inertial navigation system (INS), inertial data indicative of an inertial profile of a rotorcraft, and supplying, from a sensor system, sensor data that indicates when the rotorcraft is at least partially on a landing surface. The sensor data is processed, in a processing system, to determine when the rotorcraft is at least partially on the landing surface, and when the rotorcraft is determined to be at least partially on the landing surface, the inertial data is processed, in the processing system to determine when the inertial profile of the rotorcraft indicates ground resonance may occur. Upon determining that ground resonance may occur, one or more alert signals are generated in the processing system.