Abstract
A system for increasing the thrust and power capabilities of a side-by-side vertical takeoff and landing vehicle to optimize the coaxial rotor performance. The system includes a first coaxial rotor spaced from an aircraft body and a second coaxial rotor spaced from the aircraft body and opposite the first coaxial rotor. The first coaxial rotor has a first top propeller aligned with a first bottom propeller along a first rotational axis. The second coaxial rotor having a second top propeller aligned with a second bottom propeller along a second rotational axis. A gyroscopic moment to maintain pitch stability is controlled by modulating the first and second top propellers, which have a different angular speed or different torque from the first and second bottom propellers, and tilting the first and second coaxial rotors towards the central axis with a common tilt angle and a common tilt rate.
| Original language | English |
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| Patent number | US 8,931,729 B2 |
| Publication status | Published - 13 Jan 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Patent applicant: Abde Qader Alzu'bi; Hamzeh Mahmoud, Allateef; Imad Abd, Zweiri; Yahya, Alkhateeb; Basim, Ayed Al-Majali; Yahya TahaKeywords
- Mechanical, aeronautical and manufacturing engineering