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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2018
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Michael Trantham, Arlington, TX (US);
Brady G. Atkins, Euless, TX (US);
Charles Eric Covington, Colleyville, TX (US);
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Abstract
A rotorcraft includes a flight control computer (FCC), a first rotor system, and a second rotor system. The first rotor system includes a first swashplate coupled to a first rotor and a first multiple actuators configured to move the first swashplate. The second rotor system includes a second swashplate coupled to a second rotor and a second multiple actuators configured to move the second swashplate. The rotorcraft also includes a first communications channel coupled between the FCC, a first actuator of the first multiple actuators, and a second actuator of the second multiple actuators. The rotorcraft also includes a second communications channel coupled between the FCC and a third actuator of the first multiple actuators.