Patents by Inventor Pal Hagh Sandberg

Pal Hagh Sandberg has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11267569
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein present a spring system for use in a torque dependent rotor assembly designed to operate in resonance, where changes in applied torque controls the blade pitch angle and ultimately the movements of a rotary wing aircraft. More specifically, the present invention relates to a spring system used in such a rotor assembly where the stiffness of an associated spring member is allowed to vary in response to the torque applied from a motor to the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Trygve Frederik Marton, Ivar Johnsrud, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad
  • Patent number: 10960974
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a torque dependent and resonant operating thrust-generating rotor assembly including a cyclic pitch control system for controlling tilting moments about a longitudinal rotor blade axis of one or more rotor blades, in order to control the pitch angle of the rotor blades and thereby also the horizontal movements of a helicopter vehicle or a rotary wing aircraft. A rotor torque assembly of the rotor assembly is further configured to operate in resonance, thereby providing a resonant gain effecting a rotational offset in relation to changes in torque generated by the motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Trygve Frederik Marton, Ivar Johnsrud, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad
  • Patent number: 10519773
    Abstract: Provided herein is a rotor attachment assembly for an aircraft. A rotor attachment assembly includes a connecting assembly associated with the aircraft and a rotor assembly configured to be connected to the connecting assembly. The rotor assembly includes a plurality of fins configured to fit a respective plurality of cut-outs of the connecting assembly, a hollow section configured to accommodate at least a part of a pin of the connecting assembly so as to center the rotor assembly relative to the connecting assembly, and a spring configured to expand to allow the fins to pass and to close to retain the fins when the rotor assembly is connected to the connecting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: FLIR Unmanned Aerial Systems AS
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad
  • Patent number: 10377478
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a rotor control system where rapid changes in rotor torque are transferred into moment forces acting about the blade pitch axis of a rotor blade in a thrust-generating rotor, to ultimately control the movements of a rotary wing aircraft. The moment forces acting on the rotor blade are transferred through a carefully adjusted damping member in order to allow rapid changes in rotor torque to create cyclic changes in blade pitch angle, while slow or permanent changes are cancelled out and affects the rotational speed and the thrust generated by the rotor, without permanently affecting the blade pitch angle of individual rotor blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: FLIR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS AS
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Trygve Frederik Marton, Ivar Johnsrud, Päl Hagh Sandberg
  • Publication number: 20190047689
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein present a spring system for use in a torque dependent rotor assembly designed to operate in resonance, where changes in applied torque controls the blade pitch angle and ultimately the movements of a rotary wing aircraft. More specifically, the present invention relates to a spring system used in such a rotor assembly where the stiffness of an associated spring member is allowed to vary in response to the torque applied from a motor to the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Trygve Frederik Marton, Ivar Johnsrud, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad
  • Publication number: 20190047688
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a torque dependent and resonant operating thrust-generating rotor assembly including a cyclic pitch control system for controlling tilting moments about a longitudinal rotor blade axis of one or more rotor blades, in order to control the pitch angle of the rotor blades and thereby also the horizontal movements of a helicopter vehicle or a rotary wing aircraft. A rotor torque assembly of the rotor assembly is further configured to operate in resonance, thereby providing a resonant gain effecting a rotational offset in relation to changes in torque generated by the motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Trygve Frederik Marton, Ivar Johnsrud, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad
  • Publication number: 20180266251
    Abstract: Provided herein is a rotor attachment assembly for an aircraft. A rotor attachment assembly includes a connecting assembly associated with the aircraft and a rotor assembly configured to be connected to the connecting assembly. The rotor assembly includes a plurality of fins configured to fit a respective plurality of cut-outs of the connecting assembly, a hollow section configured to accommodate at least a part of a pin of the connecting assembly so as to center the rotor assembly relative to the connecting assembly, and a spring configured to expand to allow the fins to pass and to close to retain the fins when the rotor assembly is connected to the connecting assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Christian Moengen, Jo Eyvin Bjaarstad
  • Publication number: 20180002008
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a rotor control system where rapid changes in rotor torque are transferred into moment forces acting about the blade pitch axis of a rotor blade in a thrust-generating rotor, to ultimately control the movements of a rotary wing aircraft. The moment forces acting on the rotor blade are transferred through a carefully adjusted damping member in order to allow rapid changes in rotor torque to create cyclic changes in blade pitch angle, while slow or permanent changes are cancelled out and affects the rotational speed and the thrust generated by the rotor, without permanently affecting the blade pitch angle of individual rotor blades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Petter Muren, Trygve Frederik Marton, Ivar Johnsrud, Päl Hagh Sandberg
  • Patent number: 8682506
    Abstract: A method and device for precise control of and controller design for aircrafts consisting of at least one spinning part and at least one non-spinning part is provided. The required torques for control of the spinning parts and for the non-spinning parts are continuously and individually calculated. All torques are combined to get the correct torque for the complete aircraft. Doing this, it's possible to continuously apply the correct torque, both correctly distributed among the roll and pitch axes (correct angle), and correct magnitude. The result is a decoupling of the roll and pitch axes, simplifying controller design to a design of two single input single output controllers, one for each axe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Inventors: Trygve Frederik Marton, Geir Morten Egeberg Mellem, Pal Hagh Sandberg, Petter Muren, Dag Henning Paulsen