Mast dampener and collective pitch for a rotorcraft
AssigneeCarter Aviation Technologies, LLC
InventorsJay W. Carter, JR., Jeffrey R. Lewis, M. Keith Robinson
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Abstract
An embodiment includes a system for controlling blade pitch in a rotorcraft having an engine; a drive shaft with a first end and a second end and connected at the first end to the engine; a rotor with two or more blades connected to the second end of the drive shaft; and one or more actuators positioned adjacent to the rotor blades operable to change a blade pitch of the rotor blades.
Claims20
A system for controlling blade pitch in a rotorcraft, comprising:
- a drive mechanism;
- a rotor having two or more blades connected to the drive mechanism;
- and
- one or more actuators positioned adjacent to the rotor blades operable to change a blade pitch of the rotor blades.
A system for adjusting a blade pitch in a rotorcraft, comprising:
- a rotor having two or more blades;
- and
- one or more actuators operably connected to at least one of the blades to change a blade pitch.
A method for controlling blade pitch in a rotorcraft, comprising:
- receiving data input from one or more sensors;
- and
- sending a command to an actuator positioned in the rotor and operably connected to a pitch linkage to move the pitch linage thereby changing a pitch angle of a rotor blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.