One aspect is a flight control system for independent speed and attitude control (70) of a rotary wing aircraft (10) that includes a main rotor system (12) and a translational thrust system (30). The flight control system includes a flight control computer (75) configured to interface with the main rotor system (12) and the translational thrust system (30). The flight control computer includes processing circuitry configured to execute control logic. A pitch attitude reference generator (102) provides a pitch attitude reference (110) to a main rotor controller (12) to command the main rotor system based on pilot input (112). A longitudinal reference generator (104) produces a longitudinal reference (122) as a longitudinal position or longitudinal velocity based on pilot input. An attitude-to-propulsor crossfeed (106) converts the pitch attitude reference (112) into a propulsor trim adjustment (120). A propeller pitch controller (114) combines the longitudinal reference (122) and the propulsor trim adjustment (120) into a propeller command (134), and provides the propeller command to the translational thrust system (30).


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    Title :

    INDEPENDENT SPEED AND ATTITUDE CONTROL FOR A ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT


    Additional title:

    UNABHÄNGIGE GESCHWINDIGKEITS- UND FLUGLAGENSTEUERUNG FÜR EIN DREHFLÜGELFLUGZEUG
    COMMANDE D'ATTITUDE ET DE VITESSE INDEPENDANTE POUR UN AERONEF A VOILURE TOURNANTE


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    Publication date :

    2016-01-13


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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