Lord Corporation

Lord Corporaiton

Andrew D Meyers

Mark R Jolly

Jihan Ryu

Askari Badre-Alam

Russell E Altieri

Douglas Edward Ivers

Douglas A Swanson

Paul Black

Daniel Mellinger

Doug Swanson

Michael D Janowski

Russell E Alteri

Doug A Swanson

Russel E Altieri

R Jolly Mark

A rotary wing aircraft including a vehicle vibration control system. The vehicle vibration control system includes a rotary wing aircraft member sensor for outputting rotary wing aircraft member data correlating to the relative rotation of the rotating rotary wing hub member rotating relative to the nonrotating body, at least a first nonrotating body vibration sensor, the at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor outputting at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor data correlating to vibrations, at least a first nonrotating body circular force generator, the at least a first nonrotating body circular force generator fixedly coupled with the nonrotating body, the at least first nonrotating body circular force generator controlled to produce a rotating force with a controllable rotating force magnitude and a controllable rotating force phase, the controllable rotating force magnitude controlled from a minimal force magnitude up to a maximum force magnitude, and with the controllable rotating force phase controlled in reference to the rotary wing aircraft member sensor data correlating to the relative rotation of the rotating rotary wing hub rotating relative to the nonrotating body wherein the vibration sensed by the at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor is reduced.

Helicopter vibration control system and circular force generation systems for canceling vibrations

A rotary wing aircraft including a vehicle vibration control system. The vehicle vibration control system includes a rotary wing aircraft member sensor for outputting rotary wing aircraft member data correlating to the relative rotation of the rotating rotary wing hub member rotating relative to the body, at least a first nonrotating body vibration sensor, the at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor outputting at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor data correlating to vibrations, at least a first nonrotating body circular force generator, the at least a first nonrotating body circular force generator fixedly coupled with the nonrotating body, the at least first nonrotating body circular force generator controlled to produce a rotating force with a controllable rotating force magnitude and a controllable rotating force phase, the controllable rotating force magnitude controlled from a minimal force magnitude up to a maximum force magnitude, and with the controllable rotating force phase controlled in reference to the rotary wing aircraft member sensor data correlating to the relative rotation of the rotating rotary wing hub rotating relative to the nonrotating body wherein the vibration sensed by the at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor is reduced.

A method and system is disclosed for controlling problematic vibrations in an aircraft having. The method and system have the ability to cancel problematic rotary wing helicopter vibrations using independent active force generator power and with distributed communications therebetween.

Distributed active vibration control systems and rotary wing aircraft with suppressed vibrations

A rotary blade rotating hub mounted rotating assembly vibration control system including a first imbalance mass concentration rotor, a second imbalance mass concentration rotor, a third imbalance mass concentration rotor, and a fourth imbalance mass concentration rotor. The first imbalance mass concentration rotor has a first imbalance mass concentration rotor center axis rotation centered on the rotating assembly center rotation axis. The second imbalance mass concentration rotor has a second imbalance mass concentration rotor center axis rotation centered on the rotating assembly center rotation axis. The third imbalance mass concentration rotor has a third imbalance mass concentration rotor center axis rotation centered on the rotating assembly center rotation axis. The fourth imbalance mass concentration rotor has a fourth imbalance mass concentration rotor center axis rotation centered on the rotating assembly center rotation axis. The first and second imbalance mass concentration rotors are driven at a first rotation speed greater than the rotating assembly operational rotation frequency while controlling the rotational position of the first imbalance mass concentration and the second imbalance mass concentration to produce a first rotating net force vector to inhibit a first vibration frequency. The third and fourth imbalance mass concentration rotors are driven at a second rotation speed greater than the rotating assembly operational rotation frequency while controlling the rotational position of the third imbalance mass concentration and the fourth imbalance mass concentration to produce a second rotating net force vector to inhibit a second vibration frequency.

Helicopter vibration control system and rotating assembly rotary forces generators for canceling vibrations

A rotary wing aircraft including a vehicle vibration control system. The vehicle vibration control system includes a rotating hub mounted vibration control system, the rotating hub mounted vibration control system mounted to the rotating rotary wing hub with the rotating hub mounted vibration control system rotating with the rotating rotary wing hub. The vehicle vibration control system includes a rotary wing aircraft member sensor for outputting rotary wing aircraft member data correlating to the relative rotation of the rotating rotary wing hub member rotating relative to the nonrotating body, at least a first nonrotating body vibration sensor, the at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor outputting at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor data correlating to vibrations, at least a first nonrotating body circular force generator, the at least a first nonrotating body circular force generator fixedly coupled with the nonrotating body, and a distributed force generation data communications network link.

Helicopter hub mounted vibration control and circular force generation systems for canceling vibrations

An aircraft with an aerostructure and at least one rotating machine creating troublesome vibrations, with the aircraft including a power source outputting electromagnetic force generator power outputs, a first and second distributed active vibration electromagnetic force generator, the first and second force generator including a distributed electronic control system and an electromagnetically driven mass, the force generators fixed to the aerostructure at first and second distributed active vibration control system sites, and electrical power distribution lines connecting the force generators with the power source with the power outputs outputted to the electromagnetic force generators, and a distributed force generator data communications network linking together the first and second distributed electronic control systems wherein the distributed electronic control systems communicate force generator vibration control data through the distributed force generator data communications network independently of the electrical power distribution lines to minimize the troublesome vibrations.

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Apex, NC, United States of America

Andrew D Meyers