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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
May. 04, 2016
Applicant:
Airbus Helicopters, Marignane, FR;
Inventors:
Jean-Baptiste Vallart, Aix en Provence, FR;
Romeo Byzery, Marseilles, FR;
Assignee:
Airbus Helicopters, Marignane, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/76 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2011.01); G05D 1/08 (2006.01); G05D 1/06 (2006.01); B64C 13/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0816 (2013.01); B64C 13/16 (2013.01); G05D 1/0676 (2013.01); G05D 1/0858 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control system for a rotorcraft, which system includes at least one control unit allowing a rotor of a rotorcraft to be driven, with the rotorcraft including at least three independent landing-gear units, with each landing-gear unit including means for detecting a ground reaction force F1, F2, F3 exerted on the landing-gear unit when the rotorcraft is in contact with the ground, and with the control system being suitable for receiving information from the detection means. The invention also relates to the rotorcraft and to a control method corresponding to the control system.