Automated rotating tail rotor control
US9174730B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 20, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64C2027/8272
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to causing, by a computing device comprising a processor, a rotating tail rotor to operate in a tail rotor mode when an aircraft is operating at a speed less than a rudder control power threshold, receiving, by the computing device, a command that indicates a request to transition the aircraft, determining, by the computing device, that a rudder of the aircraft has control power in an amount greater than a second threshold based on receiving the command, and causing, by the computing device, the rotating tail rotor to operate in a pusher propeller mode based on determining that the rudder has control power in the amount greater than the second threshold.
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