Patents by Inventor FABIEN RETHO

FABIEN RETHO 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).

  • Method of managing a power demand for the operation of a pilotless aircraft equipped with an internal combustion engine
    Patent number: 9677466
    Abstract: A method of managing a power demand to assure the operation of a pilotless aircraft. The aircraft includes an internal combustion engine supplying a maximum principal power which can vary. The management method is particularly suitable for a rotary wing pilotless aircraft. It guarantees the storage of an amount of electrical energy at least equal to a recovery energy of the aircraft in the event of failure of the internal combustion engine. This recovery energy enables the control of autorotation and landing of the aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: AIRBUS GROUP SAS
    Inventors: Hichem Smaoui, Bruno Rechain, Fabien Retho
  • METHOD OF MANAGING A POWER DEMAND FOR THE OPERATION OF A PILOTLESS AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE
    Publication number: 20160167799
    Abstract: A method of managing a power demand to assure the operation of a pilotless aircraft. The aircraft includes an internal combustion engine supplying a maximum principal power which can vary. The management method is particularly suitable for a rotary wing pilotless aircraft. It guarantees the storage of an amount of electrical energy at least equal to a recovery energy of the aircraft in the event of failure of the internal combustion engine. This recovery energy enables the control of autorotation and landing of the aircraft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: HICHEM SMAOUI, BRUNO RECHAIN, FABIEN RETHO