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Rotorcraft swashplate actuator control

US10745123B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Textron Innovations Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael David Trantham · Arlington, US
Brady Garrett Atkins · Euless, US
Charles Eric Covington · Colleyville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 30, 2018
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 26, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB64C13/503
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rotorcraft includes a flight control computer (FCC), a first rotor system, and a second rotor system. The first rotor system includes a first swashplate coupled to a first rotor and a first multiple actuators configured to move the first swashplate. The second rotor system includes a second swashplate coupled to a second rotor and a second multiple actuators configured to move the second swashplate. The rotorcraft also includes a first communications channel coupled between the FCC, a first actuator of the first multiple actuators, and a second actuator of the second multiple actuators. The rotorcraft also includes a second communications channel coupled between the FCC and a third actuator of the first multiple actuators.

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