Kenneth N Oliver

US Patent:

43451950, Aug 17, 1982

Filed:

Aug 8, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/176321

Inventors:

Carl D. Griffith - Phoenix AZ
Kenneth L. Oliver - Phoenix AZ

Assignee:

Sperry Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

G05B 1101

US Classification:

318628

Abstract:

Strapdown, multifunction actuator apparatus comprising one or two integral units adapted for installation in an aircraft, particularly a helicopter, and coupled between the pilot's control stick linkage and the aircraft control surface (or surface servo boost) linkage to perform the functions of series actuation, trim actuation, artificial feel, control position sensing, and control authority limits. The apparatus includes a series actuator installed in the vehicle and connected to the vehicle control linkages in the conventional parallel actuator manner; that is, it is secured directly or strapped down to the airframe and therefore greatly simplifies control system installation and reduces problems such as those associated with control rod vibration resonances normally encountered with conventional integral-with-linkage series actuator installations.