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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2019
The Texas A&m University System, College Station, TX (US);
Moble Benedict, College Station, TX (US);
David Coleman, Bryan, TX (US);
Atanu Halder, College Station, TX (US);
Bochan Lee, College Station, TX (US);
Andrew Riha, Bryan, TX (US);
Farid Saemi, Houston, TX (US);
Carl Runco, College Station, TX (US);
Vishaal Subramanian, College Station, TX (US);
Eric Greenwood, Newport News, VA (US);
Vinod Lakshminarayan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX (US);
Abstract
A hover-capable aircraft includes a body including a tubular strut, a first rotor assembly rotatably coupled to the body and positioned about the strut, wherein the first rotor assembly includes a first plurality of circumferentially-spaced blades, a first actuation assembly including a first plurality of electronically controlled actuators coupled to a first swashplate and configured to control the movement of the first swashplate relative to the body, and a control system coupled to the body and configured to control the first plurality of actuators, wherein the control system includes a cable extending through a passage formed in the tubular strut and in signal communication with the first plurality of actuators.