UniCopter-UAV - Control - Flight

Overview:

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Sketch: For now called; Uni-UAV_Final_Gear.gif

 Working Papers:

 

DESIGN:

 A133

MAKE:

 A134

BUY:

 

Secondary Grouping:

 

UAV-UniCopter

Ref UniCopter:

 

 

Rotor Related:

Rotor Related:

Included in the Drive Train / Rotor Assembly / Flight Control assembly.

Independent Root & Tip (IRAT)

Independent Root & Tip (IRAT)

The flight components that control the root and the tip of the active twist blades.

 

Swishring:

Swishring:

In current design, it is located in rotor hub. Perhaps eventually used with above.

 

Duplex Swashplate:

Duplex Swashplate:

Two swashplates that combine two 1P controls, which can independently have their amplitudes and phasing changed.

 

Assembly:

Assembly:

Final assembly of the sub-components listed below.

 

Governor:

Governor:

Automatic control of the rotor speed by varying engine power or collective pitch.

 

Propeller Related:

Propeller Related:

 

 

Tractor Prop:

Pusher Prop

Further evaluation and selection of optimal control arraignment to be done.

 

Fuselage Related:

Fuselage Related:

Part of the fuselage.

 

Cyclic:

Cyclic:

 

 

Collective:

Collective:

 

 

Directional:

Directional:

Yaw (by pedal)

 

Empennage:

Empennage:

Consider using ruddervator and stabilator. Ref. This section is on SynchroLite.

 

Sidearm Controller

Sidearm Controller

 

 

Ref:~ Trim, Stability & Control:

Trim, stability and control related specifically to the UniCopter.

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Latest revision; August 30, 2007