Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Torque based method of limiting vertical axis augmentation
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Application No.: US14297114Application Date: 2014-06-05
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Publication No.: US09856017B2Publication Date: 2018-01-02
- Inventor: Joseph M. Schaeffer , Jignesh Patel , Eric O'Neill
- Applicant: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agency: Lightfoot & Alford PLLC
- Main IPC: B64C11/00
- IPC: B64C11/00 ; B64C27/04 ; G05D1/08
Abstract:
A method of limiting vertical axis augmentation in a rotorcraft, the method comprising: measuring a torque with a sensor; deriving a comparison of the torque to a lower torque limit, using a computer processor; and adjusting a vertical axis control command based upon the comparison of the torque to the lower torque limit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140361118A1 TORQUE BASED METHOD OF LIMITING VERTICAL AXIS AUGMENTATION Public/Granted day:2014-12-11
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