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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 05, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carlos Alexander Fenny, Arlington, TX (US);
Kenneth Eugene Builta, Euless, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 2/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 2/900 ;
Abstract
An improved tilting rotor aircraft, a control system for an elongated shaft, and a method of controlling an elongated shaft are provided. Sensors are utilized to detect an amount of twist on a flexible and elongated shaft. A controller receives the signal and generates a command signal. A plurality of actuators receive the command signals and compensate for the twist in the flexible and elongated shaft.