Abstract: Safer, redundant electromechanical flight control boost actuators for aircraft, having simple feedback mechanism independent of fly-by-wire systems are described herein. Said redundancy is achieved by two independent electric motors' systems and dual feedback mechanism.
Abstract: A personal air vehicle may feature an air module that may be attached to a ground module. The air module may be equipped with exit vanes or vectored engine exhaust to provide redundant control effectors to the cyclic or collective pitch of at least one rotary wing under the control of a control system.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 14, 2018
Date of Patent:
December 3, 2019
Assignee:
Plasecki Aircraft Corporation
Inventors:
John W. Piasecki, Frederick W. Piasecki, Brian Geiger, Douglas Johnson, David Pitcairn