Device for regulating a setpoint for a speed of rotation of a rotorcraft rotor, a rotorcraft fitted with such a device, and an associated method of regulation
US11203419B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0858
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A regulator device for regulating a control setpoint for a speed of rotation, written NR, for at least one main rotor of a rotorcraft, the rotorcraft including at least one measurement member for taking measurements representative of a current vertical elevation of the rotorcraft relative to a reference level Ref; and measurement means serving to measure at least one vertical component of a travel speed of the rotorcraft relative to the air surrounding the rotorcraft, the regulator device for regulating the control setpoint of the speed including management means for automatically controlling the control setpoint for the speed in accordance with at least two predetermined control relationships that are distinct from each other.
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