UniCopter ~ Control - Flight

Overview:

Consider hydraulic flight controls. The flight controls, rotor governor and higher harmonic control could be combined. There may also be a need for hydraulic assist on the cyclic. A distant consideration would be a sidearm controller.

See also: UniCopter ~ Trim, Stability & Control - Control

 Working Papers:

 

DESIGN:

 A067

MAKE:

 A082

BUY:

 

Secondary Grouping:

 

Rotor Related:

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

Independent Root & Tip (IRAT)

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

 

Swishring:

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

 

Duplex Swashplate:

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

 

Assembly:

Final assembly of the sub-components listed below.

 

Governor:

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

 

Propeller Related:

 

 

Pusher Prop

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

 

Fuselage Related:

Part of the fuselage.

 

Cyclic:

 

 

Collective::

 

 

Directional:

Yaw (by pedal)

 

Mixer Box:

Not used on Unicopter; see Hydraulics

 

Push-Pull Tubes:

Not used on Unicopter; see Hydraulics

 

Empennage:

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

 

Sidearm Controller

 

 

Hydraulic:

Direct link to item page. See also Governor:

 

Ref:~ Trim, Stability & Control:

Trim, stability and control related specifically to the UniCopter.

Items: To be eventually moved to their appropriate Secondary Grouping

DESIGN:

 

Name

Item

 

DESIGN: UniCopter ~ Control - Flight - Hydraulic - Schematic

0857

 

DESIGN: SynchroLite ~ Control - Flight - Governor - Rotor type - Hydraulic

0831

General information on governors: [SynchroLite ~ Control - Flight - Governor]

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Last Revised; July 21, 2009