Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Moment limiting control laws for dual rigid rotor helicopters
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Application No.: US13347316Application Date: 2012-01-10
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Publication No.: US10086932B2Publication Date: 2018-10-02
- Inventor: Erez Eller , John Knag
- Applicant: Erez Eller , John Knag
- Applicant Address: US CT Stratford
- Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Stratford
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- Main IPC: B64C27/10
- IPC: B64C27/10 ; B64C27/04

Abstract:
A method of counteracting a rotor moment of one or more rotors of a concentric dual-rotor helicopter includes sensing angular velocity and angular acceleration of a helicopter during a flight maneuver. The angular velocity and angular acceleration are compared to a set of control parameters and one or more control servos change the cyclic pitch of the one or more rotors to counteract the rotor moment. A control system for counteracting a rotor moment of one or more rotors of a concentric dual-rotor helicopter includes one or more sensors configured to sense angular velocity and angular acceleration of a helicopter during a flight maneuver. A computer is operably connected to the one or more sensors and configured to compare sensor data to a set of control parameters. A plurality of control servos change the cyclic pitch of the one or more rotors to counteract the rotor moment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120181379A1 MOMENT LIMITING CONTROL LAWS FOR DUAL RIGID ROTOR HELICOPTERS Public/Granted day:2012-07-19
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