Redundant drive train for pylon mounted rotors
AssigneeKitty Hawk Corporation
InventorsPranay Sinha, Damon Vander Lind
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Abstract
A system includes an inboard tiltrotor subsystem and an outboard tiltrotor subsystem. The inboard tiltrotor subsystem includes an inboard pylon, an inboard tiltrotor, and a single and non-redundant drivetrain. The outboard tiltrotor subsystem includes an outboard pylon that is coupled to a wing and an outboard tiltrotor. The outboard tiltrotor has a range of motion and is coupled to the wing via the outboard pylon, such that the outboard tiltrotor is aft of the wing. The outboard tiltrotor subsystem further includes a redundant drivetrain (which has a plurality of motors and a plurality of motor controllers) that drives one or more blades and the one or more blades.
Claims18
A system, comprising:
- an inboard tiltrotor subsystem, including:
- an inboard pylon;
- an inboard tiltrotor;
- and
- a single and non-redundant drivetrain;
- and
- an outboard tiltrotor subsystem, including:
- an outboard pylon, wherein the outboard pylon is coupled to a wing;
- an outboard tiltrotor, wherein:
- the outboard tiltrotor has a range of motion;
- and
- the outboard tiltrotor is coupled to the wing via the outboard pylon, such that the outboard tiltrotor is aft of the wing;
- a redundant drivetrain, including a plurality of motors and a plurality of motor controllers, that drives one or more blades;
- and
- the one or more blades.
A method, comprising:
- providing an inboard tiltrotor subsystem, including:
- an inboard pylon;
- an inboard tiltrotor;
- and
- a single and non-redundant drivetrain;
- and
- providing an outboard tiltrotor subsystem, including:
- an outboard pylon, wherein the outboard pylon is coupled to a wing;
- an outboard tiltrotor, wherein:
- the outboard tiltrotor has a range of motion;
- and
- the outboard tiltrotor is coupled to the wing via the outboard pylon, such that the outboard tiltrotor is aft of the wing;
- a redundant drivetrain, including a plurality of motors and a plurality of motor controllers, that drives one or more blades;
- and
- the one or more blades.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.