Dynamic pitch adjustment devices, systems, and methods
AssigneeLord Corporation
InventorsMark R. JOLLY, Lane R. MILLER
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
AssigneeLord Corporation
InventorsMark R. JOLLY, Lane R. MILLER
Estimating the term…
Vibration control systems, devices, and methods are provided for a rotary wing aircraft having a rotor including a plurality of blades (20) each attached to a hub (10) at its root end and capable of pitching with respect to the hub (10). The systems, devices, and methods include a blade pitch adjuster (100) that is passively adjustable in response to aerodynamic loading on the plurality of blades (20) to adjust a pitch of one of the plurality of blades (20) with respect to the hub (10) based on a frequency of the aerodynamic loading. The blade pitch adjusters (100) can be configured to exhibit relatively high stiffness at the rotor rotating frequency and tailored dynamics at frequencies higher than the rotor rotating frequency such that hub loads at one or more higher harmonics are reduced.
A vibration control device for a rotary wing aircraft having a rotor including a plurality of blades each attached to a hub at its root end and capable of pitching with respect to the hub, the device comprising:
A vibration control device for a rotary wing aircraft having a rotor including a plurality of blades each attached to a hub at its root end and capable of pitching with respect to the hub, the device comprising:
A method for controlling vibration for a rotary wing aircraft having a rotor including a plurality of blades each attached to a hub at its root end and capable of pitching with respect to the hub, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.