Abstract:
Rotary wing aircraft electronic control system including a tachometer (552) and a plurality of nonrotating body vibration control sensors (554) outputting at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor data correlating to vibrations. The system includes a plurality of nonrotating body force generators (530) to input a vibration control force into said nonrotating aerostructure body. The system includes a data communications network link (150) linking together the nonrotating body force generators the tachometer sensor, the vibration control sensors, and an actuating force generator rotor track balance electronic controller (411), the actuating force generator rotor track balance electronic controller including at least a first computer processor with the actuating force generator rotor track controller controlling the nonrotating body force generators to input vibration control forces into the nonrotating aerostructure body and computing a rotor track solution for aircraft rotor blades.
Abstract:
The phase control mechanism includes first gears (3, 4) coupled to the output shafts which are to be phase controlled. A transfer gear (5) is provided for rotation or operation independent of the input and is coupled to the first gears (3, 4) to allow rotary motion to be transferred between the first gear members and a phase adjuster (10) causes the first gears (3, 4) to advance on regress relative to one another to change the phase relationship between the outputs.
Abstract:
Embodiments are directed to obtaining at least one measurement of blade bending associated with at least one blade of at least one rotor of an aircraft, processing, by a device comprising a processor, the at least one measurement to obtain moment data, obtaining data from an inertial measurement unit (IMU), and processing, by the device, the moment data and the data from the IMU to generate a command configured to stabilize the aircraft.
Abstract:
Rotary wing aircraft electronic control system including a tachometer and a plurality of nonrotating body vibration control sensors outputting at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor data correlating to vibrations. The system includes a plurality of nonrotating body force generators to input a vibration control force into said nonrotating aerostructure body. The system includes a data communications network link linking together the nonrotating body force generators the tachometer sensor, the vibration control sensors, and an actuating force generator rotor track balance electronic controller, the actuating force generator rotor track balance electronic controller including at least a first computer processor with the actuating force generator rotor track controller controlling the nonrotating body force generators to input vibration control forces into the nonrotating aerostructure body and computing a rotor track solution for aircraft rotor blades.
Abstract:
Various implementations include a rotor control device including a shaft extending along a rotational axis, a hub, first and second pitch control components, and a swashplate. The hub has a hub axis and is hingedly coupled to the shaft such that the hub axis is perpendicular to the rotational axis and stationary relative to the shaft. The hub is hingable about the hub axis relative to the rotational axis. The first pitch control component is coupled to the hub. The swashplate has the second pitch control component hingedly engaging the first pitch control component. The swashplate is movable along a swashplate plane transverse to the rotational axis. The shaft is rotatable about the rotational axis relative to the swashplate. Movement of the swashplate along the swashplate plane relative to the rotational axis causes the hub to periodically hinge about the hinge axis as the hub rotates about the rotational axis.
Abstract:
Dispositif de commande du pas collectif et du pas cyclique des pales de rotor de giravion, du type à entraînement direct par turbine et à rotors coaxiaux contrarotatifs (REDT), ledit dispositif comprenant des moyens pour assurer que le troisième plateau (C) est toujours parallèle au deuxième plateau (B), c'est-à-dire que le troisième plateau (C) reçoit la même translation et la même inclinaison que le deuxième plateau (B) par les commandes respectives de pas collectif et de pas cyclique.
Abstract:
A method for controlling a differential rotor roll moment for a coaxial helicopter with rigid rotors, the method including receiving, with a processor, a signal indicative of a displacement command from a controller; receiving, with the processor via a sensor, one or more signals indicative of a longitudinal velocity, an angular velocity of one or more rotors and an air density ratio for the helicopter; determining, with the processor, a ganged collective mixing command in response to the receiving of the displacement command; determining, with the processor, a rotor advance ratio as a function of the longitudinal velocity and the angular velocity; and determining, with the processor, a corrective differential lateral cyclic command for the rigid rotors that controls the differential rotor roll moment to a desired value.
Abstract:
A swashplate assembly for controlling rotor blades of a rotorcraft, comprising a rotating assembly, wherein the rotating assembly is arranged to rotate with the rotor blades about an axis and is coupled to the rotor blades; a base assembly, wherein the base assembly includes a first portion and a second portion, and the rotating assembly is guided by the base assembly to set blade angles of the rotor blades as the rotating assembly rotates with the rotor blades, wherein the second portion is arranged to induce a change in blade angle of the rotor blades.
Abstract:
The unified command system and/or method includes an input mechanism, a flight processor that receives input from the input mechanism and translates the input into control output, and effectors that are actuated according to the control output. The system can optionally include: one or more sensors, a vehicle navigation system which determines a vehicle state and/or flight regime based on data from the one or more sensors, and a vehicle guidance system which determines a flightpath for the aircraft.