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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Brian Modrzejewski, Keller, TX (US);
Bryan Judd, Arlington, TX (US);
Dan Sottiaux, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Frank B. Stamps, Colleyville, TX (US);
Emily Schofield, Colleyville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 27/51 (2006.01); F16F 9/53 (2006.01); B64C 27/35 (2006.01); F16F 1/36 (2006.01); F16F 9/32 (2006.01); F16F 13/06 (2006.01); F16F 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 9/532 (2013.01); B64C 27/35 (2013.01); B64C 27/51 (2013.01); F16F 1/36 (2013.01); F16F 1/3615 (2013.01); F16F 9/3292 (2013.01); F16F 13/06 (2013.01); F16F 13/16 (2013.01); F16F 2222/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A damper includes a housing that forms a fluidly sealed cavity for receiving a fluid therein. The fluid is configured to change fluid properties as electrical energy is induced. An electrical subsystem provides electrical energy to the fluid, which is monitored with a control subsystem. The method includes inducing the fluid with electrical energy to change the dampening effects of the damper in real time.