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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 30, 2016
Applicant:

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);

Inventor:

Dustin Eli Gamble, San Luis Obispo, CA (US);

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/08 (2006.01); B64C 17/04 (2006.01); B64C 27/10 (2006.01); B64C 27/52 (2006.01); B64C 11/28 (2006.01); B64C 25/34 (2006.01); B64C 25/66 (2006.01); B64C 27/14 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); B64C 25/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 17/04 (2013.01); B64C 11/28 (2013.01); B64C 25/34 (2013.01); B64C 25/66 (2013.01); B64C 27/10 (2013.01); B64C 27/14 (2013.01); B64C 27/52 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); B64C 2025/325 (2013.01); B64C 2201/024 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/127 (2013.01);
Abstract

A helicopter includes a propulsion system, gimbal assembly, and a controller. The propulsion system includes a first rotor assembly and a second rotor assembly. The first rotor assembly comprises a first motor coupled to a first rotor and the second rotor assembly comprises a second motor coupled to a second rotor. The second rotor is coaxial to the first rotor and is configured to be counter-rotating to the first rotor. The gimbal assembly couples a fuselage of the helicopter to the propulsion system. The controller is communicably coupled to the gimbal assembly and is configured to provide instructions to the gimbal assembly in order to weight-shift the fuselage of the helicopter, thereby controlling movements of the helicopter.


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