One example of a rotorcraft blade control system includes a mechanical linkage (117a,b) to connect to a rotorcraft blade (104) including a feather axis (150) and a pneumatic muscle (107a,b) connected to the mechanical linkage (117a,b). The system also includes a movement member connected to the mechanical linkage (117a,b), the pneumatic muscle (107a,b) and the movement member to move the mechanical linkage (117a,b) to control movement of the rotorcraft blade (104) on the feather axis (150). The pneumatic muscle (107a,b) can be a first pneumatic muscle and the movement member can be a second pneumatic muscle or a bias spring.


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    Title :

    INDIVIDUAL BLADE CONTROL UTILIZING PNEUMATIC MUSCLES


    Additional title:

    INDIVIDUELLE BLATTSTEUERUNG MIT PNEUMATISCHEN MUSKELN
    COMMANDE DE PALES INDIVIDUELLES UTILISANT DES MUSCLES PNEUMATIQUE


    Contributors:
    SCHANK TROY (author)

    Publication date :

    2017-04-12


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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