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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2021
Applicant:
Bell Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kyle Thomas Cravener, Arlington, TX (US);
Patrick Smith, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Troy Cyril Schank, Keller, TX (US);
Brady Garrett Atkins, Euless, TX (US);
Kynn Jerald Schulte, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/16 (2006.01); B64C 27/39 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01D 5/16 (2013.01); B64C 27/39 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rotor-hub-flap anisotropic-sensor system includes a rotor hub, a plurality of anisotropic-sensor arrangements interoperably coupled to the rotor hub and operable to measure flapping of the rotor hub, a plurality of rotor blades connected to the rotor hub, and at least one flight control computer interoperably coupled to the plurality of anisotropic-sensor arrangements.