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Control system for reconfigurable rotary wing aircraft

US10025320B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 15, 2012
Grant dateJul 17, 2018
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Expiry dateNov 27, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/0858
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A control system for a rotary wing aircraft having a reconfigurable element. The control system includes a model predictive control module receiving operator commands, objectives and constraints; and a dynamic inversion module receiving an output of the model predictive control module, the dynamic inversion module providing control commands to reconfigure the reconfigurable element of the rotary wing aircraft.

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