A flight control system for a rotary-wing aircraft includes a shape sensor and a controller. The shape sensor is configured to measure a shape of a rotor blade during movement of the rotor blade. The controller is communicably coupled to the shape sensor and is configured to (i) receive, from the shape sensor, a first signal indicative of a first blade shape; (ii) receive a blade characteristic regarding the rotor blade; and (iii) determine at least one of a moment or force associated with the rotor blade based on the first signal and the blade characteristic.
Real time rotor head moment measurement, control, and limiting
2024-10-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
REAL TIME ROTOR HEAD MOMENT MEASUREMENT, CONTROL, AND LIMITING
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