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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2018
Textron Innovations Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Kyle T. Cravener, Watauga, TX (US);
Tyler Wayne Baldwin, Keller, TX (US);
TEXTRON INNOVATIONS INC., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
A rotor system is provided in one example embodiment and may include a rotor system may be provided and may include a drive link associated with a rotor hub of the rotor system, the drive link comprising an inner member and an outer member; and a sensor system mounted to the drive link, the sensor system to accommodate motions of the drive link to track rotor hub flapping. The sensor system for the rotor system may further include a sensor, the sensor comprising a sensor arm, wherein the sensor is mounted proximate to the inner member of the drive link; and a sensor link, the sensor link comprising a first end portion moveably coupled to the sensor arm, a second end portion coupled to the outer member of the drive link, and an angled portion between the first end portion and the second end portion.