Patents Assigned to Ecole Naitonale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers—E.N.S.A.M
  • Patent number: 8985502
    Abstract: An aircraft (1) provided with a main gearbox (3) fastened to a load-bearing structure (2) via at least three suspension bars (5). An active vibration absorber (10) is fastened around each suspension bar (5), each vibration absorber (10) being provided with a first mass (11) connected to the associated suspension bar (5) via first resilient means (21), and with a second mass (12) connected to the first mass (11) via second resilient means (22), said vibration absorber (10) having a force generator (15) interposed between the first mass (11) and the second mass (12) and inputting a control force on being instructed by a control unit (16) as a function of information coming from at least one first measurement sensor (17) for sensing monitoring parameters for monitoring the associated suspension bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignees: Airbus Helicopters, Ecole Naitonale Supérieure d'Arts et Métiers—E.N.S.A.M
    Inventors: Tomasz Krysinski, Francois Malburet