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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2017
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
Ole Wulff, Antonia, CT (US);
Derek H. Geiger, Wilton, CT (US);
Assignee:
SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION, Stratford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/57 (2006.01); B64C 27/06 (2006.01); B64C 27/04 (2006.01); B64D 31/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/57 (2013.01); B64C 27/04 (2013.01); B64C 27/06 (2013.01); B64D 31/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling a rotor of an aircraft is disclosed. A desired rotor speed for the rotor is received and a torque command that generates the received rotor speed is calculated. A fuel adjustment signal is calculated based on the torque command and a dynamic rotor measurement of the aircraft. The fuel adjustment signal is provided to the aircraft to track the rotor speed to the desired rotor speed.