Helicopter hub mounted vibration control and circular force generation systems for canceling vibrations
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F04D-029/26
F01D-005/26
B64C-011/00
출원번호
US-0419775
(2009-04-07)
등록번호
US-8162606
(2012-04-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Jolly, Mark R.
Meyers, Andrew D.
Mellinger, Daniel
Ivers, Douglas E.
Badre-Alam, Askari
Swanson, Douglas A.
Altieri, Russell E.
출원인 / 주소
Lord Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Miller, Richard G.
인용정보
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6인용 특허 :
108
초록▼
A rotary wing aircraft including a vehicle vibration control system. The vehicle vibration control system includes a rotating hub mounted vibration control system, the rotating hub mounted vibration control system mounted to the rotating rotary wing hub with the rotating hub mounted vibration contro
A rotary wing aircraft including a vehicle vibration control system. The vehicle vibration control system includes a rotating hub mounted vibration control system, the rotating hub mounted vibration control system mounted to the rotating rotary wing hub with the rotating hub mounted vibration control system rotating with the rotating rotary wing hub. The vehicle vibration control system includes a rotary wing aircraft member sensor for outputting rotary wing aircraft member data correlating to the relative rotation of the rotating rotary wing hub member rotating relative to the nonrotating body, at least a first nonrotating body vibration sensor, the at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor outputting at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor data correlating to vibrations, at least a first nonrotating body circular force generator, the at least a first nonrotating body circular force generator fixedly coupled with the nonrotating body, and a distributed force generation data communications network link.
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1. A rotary wing aircraft, said rotary wing aircraft having a nonrotating aerostructure body and a rotating rotary wing hub, said rotary wing aircraft including a vehicle vibration control system,a rotating hub mounted vibration control system, said rotating hub mounted vibration control system moun
1. A rotary wing aircraft, said rotary wing aircraft having a nonrotating aerostructure body and a rotating rotary wing hub, said rotary wing aircraft including a vehicle vibration control system,a rotating hub mounted vibration control system, said rotating hub mounted vibration control system mounted to said rotating rotary wing hub with said rotating hub mounted vibration control system rotating with said rotating rotary wing hub,a rotary wing aircraft member sensor for outputting rotary wing aircraft member data correlating to said relative rotation of said rotating rotary wing hub member rotating relative to said nonrotating body,at least a first nonrotating body vibration sensor, said at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor outputting at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor data correlating to vibrations,at least a first nonrotating body circular force generator, said at least a first nonrotating body circular force generator fixedly coupled with said nonrotating body,a distributed force generation data communications network link, said distributed force generation data communications system network link linking together at least said first nonrotating body circular force generator and said rotating hub mounted vibration control system wherein said rotating hub mounted vibration control system and said first nonrotating body circular force generator communicate force generation vibration control data through said distributed force generation data communications network,said at least first nonrotating body circular force generator controlled to produce a rotating force with a controllable rotating force magnitude and a controllable rotating force phase, said controllable rotating force magnitude controlled from a minimal force magnitude up to a maximum force magnitude, and with said controllable rotating force phase controlled in reference to said rotary wing aircraft member sensor data correlating to said relative rotation of said rotating rotary wing hubrotating relative to said nonrotating body wherein said vibration sensed by said at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor is reduced. 2. An aircraft, as claimed in claim 1, including m nonrotating vehicle body circular force generators. 3. An aircraft, as claimed in claim 1, said rotating hub mounted vibration control system including a first rotating body vibration sensor, said rotating hub mounted vibration control system first rotating body vibration sensor outputting first rotating body vibration sensor data into said distributed force generation data communications network link. 4. An aircraft, as claimed in claim 1, wherein a master controller connected to said distributed force generation data communications network link controls said rotating hub mounted vibration control system and said first nonrotating body circular force generator wherein vibrations sensed by said at least a first nonrotating body vibration sensor are minimized. 5. An aircraft, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said distributed force generation data communications network link is a serial communications network link. 6. An aircraft, as claimed in claim 1, wherein rotating rotary wing hub has an operational rotation frequency and said rotating hub mounted vibration control system including a first hub mounted vibration control system rotor with a first imbalance mass concentration, said first hub mounted vibration control system rotor driven to rotate at a first rotation speed greater than said operational rotation frequency of said rotating rotary wing hub,a second hub mounted vibration control system rotor with a second imbalance mass concentration, said second hub mounted vibration control system rotor driven to rotate at said first rotation speed greater than said operational rotation frequency of said rotating rotary wing hub,a third hub mounted vibration control system rotor with a third imbalance mass concentration, said third hub mounted vibration control system rotor driven to rotate at a second rotation speed greater than said operational rotation frequency of said rotating rotary wing hub,a fourth hub mounted vibration control system rotor with a fourth imbalance mass concentration, said fourth hub mounted vibration control system rotor driven to rotate at said second rotation speed greater than said operational rotation frequency of said rotating rotary wing hub. 7. An aircraft, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rotating hub mounted vibration control system including a first hub mounted vibration control system rotor with a first imbalance mass concentration, said first hub mounted vibration control system rotor driven to rotate at a first rotor speed greater than an operational rotation frequency of said rotating rotary wing hub, a second hub mounted vibration control system rotor with a second imbalance mass concentration, said second hub mounted vibration control system rotor driven to rotate at a second rotor speed greater than said operational rotation frequency of said rotating rotary wing hub. 8. An aircraft, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first nonrotating body circular force generator includes a local drive electronic control system, and said first nonrotating body circular force generator local drive electronic control system comprises a node on said distributed force generation data communications network link. 9. An aircraft, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said rotating hub mounted vibration control system receives said rotary wing aircraft member data from said distributed force generation data communications network link. 10. An aircraft as claimed in claim 1, including at least a first distributed networked accelerometer, said at least first distributed networked accelerometer having an accelerometer network link with said distributed force generator data communications network. 11. An aircraft as claimed in claim 1, including n vibration sensors and m circular force generators, with m≧2, said first circular force generator including a first rotating mass (mass1—1) controllably driven about a first circular force generator axis with a first rotating mass controllable rotating imbalance phase Φ1—1 and a second corotating mass (mass1—2) controllably driven about said first circular force generator axis with a second rotating mass controllable rotating imbalance phase Φ1—2, anda second circular force generator including a first rotating mass (mass2—1) controllably driven about a second circular force generator axis with a first rotating mass controllable rotating imbalance phase Φ2—1 and a second corotating mass (mass2—2) controllably driven about said second circular force generator axis with a second rotating mass controllable rotating imbalance phase Φ2—2, said second circular force generator oriented relative to said first circular force generator wherein said second circular force generator axis is nonparallel with said first circular force generator axis. 12. An aircraft as claimed in claim 1, wherein m≧3, and including a third circular force generator including a first rotating mass (mass3—1) controllably driven about a third circular force generator axis with a first rotating mass controllable rotating imbalance phase Φ3—1 and a second corotating mass (mass3—2) controllably driven about said third circular force generator axis with a second rotating mass controllable rotating imbalance phase Φ3—2, said third circular force generator axis oriented relative to said second circular force generator axis and said first circular force generator axis. 13. An aircraft as claimed in claim 1, wherein said aircraft nonrotating body includes a ceiling and a distal floor, said distal floor below said ceiling, including n nonrotating body vibration sensors and m nonrotating body circular force generators,a controller calculating a rotating reference signal from said rotating member data correlating to said relative rotation of said rotating hubmember rotating relative to said nonrotating body,said first nonrotating body circular force generator including a first rotating mass (mass1—1) controllably driven about a first rotating mass axis with a first rotating mass controllable rotating imbalance phase Φ1—1, and a second corotating mass (mass1—2) controllably driven about a second rotating mass axis with a second rotating mass controllable rotating imbalance phase Φ1—2, said imbalance phase Φ1—1 and said imbalance phase Φ1—2 controlled in reference to said rotating reference signal, said first nonrotating body circular force generator mounted to said body proximate said ceiling, andsaid mth nonrotating body circular force generator including a first rotating mass (massm—1) controllably driven about a first rotating mass axis with a first rotating mass controllable rotating imbalance phase Φm—1 and a second corotating mass (massm—2) controllably driven about a second rotating mass axis with a second rotating mass controllable rotating imbalance phase Φm—2, said imbalance phase Φm—1 and said imbalance phase Φm—2 controlled in reference to said rotating reference signal, said mth nonrotating vehicle body circular force generator mounted to said vehicle body proximate said floor. 14. An aircraft vibration control system, for a aircraft vehicle having a nonrotating aerostructure body and a rotating rotary wing hub, including, a rotating hub mounted vibration control system, said rotating hub mounted vibration control system mounted to said rotating rotary wing hub with said rotating hub mounted vibration control system rotating with said rotating rotary wing hub,a rotary wing aircraft member sensor for outputting rotary wing aircraft member data correlating to said relative rotation of said rotating rotary wing hub member rotating relative to said nonrotating body,at least a first nonrotating body vibration sensor, said at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor outputting at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor data correlating to vibrations,at least a first nonrotating body force generator, said at least first nonrotating body force generator fixedly coupled with said nonrotating body,a distributed force generation data communications network serial link, said distributed force generation data communications system network serial link linking together at least said first nonrotating body force generator and said rotating hub mounted vibration control system wherein said rotating hub mounted vibration control system and said first nonrotating body force generator communicate and share force generation vibration control data through said distributed force generation data communications network,said at least first nonrotating body force generator controlled to produce a force with a controllable magnitude and a controllable phase, said controllable force magnitude controlled from a minimal force magnitude up to a maximum force magnitude, and with said controllable force phase controlled in reference to said rotary wing aircraft member sensor data correlating to said relative rotation of said rotating rotary wing hub rotating relative to said nonrotating body and said rotating hub mounted vibration control system includes at least a first hub mounted vibration control system rotor with a first imbalance mass concentration, said first hub mounted vibration control system rotor driven to rotate at a first rotation speed greater than an operational rotation frequency of said rotating rotary wing hub, and at least a second hub mounted vibration control system rotor with a second imbalance mass concentration, said second hub mounted vibration control system rotor driven to rotate at said first rotation speed greater than said operational rotation frequency of said rotating rotary wing hub, wherein said vibration sensed by said at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor is reduced. 15. An aircraft vibration control system as claimed in claim 14 wherein said rotating hub mounted vibration control system includes a third hub mounted vibration control system rotor with a third imbalance mass concentration, said third hub mounted vibration control system rotor driven to rotate at a second rotation speed greater than said operational rotation frequency of said rotating rotary wing hub, and a fourth hub mounted vibration control system rotor with a fourth imbalance mass concentration, said fourth hub mounted vibration control system rotor driven to rotate at said second rotation speed greater than said operational rotation frequency of said rotating rotary wing hub. 16. An aircraft vibration control system, for a aircraft vehicle having a nonrotating aerostructure body and a rotating rotary wing hub, including, a rotating hub mounted means for controlling vibrations, said rotating hub mounted means for controlling vibrations mounted to said rotating rotary wing hub with said rotating hub mounted means for controlling vibrations rotating with said rotating rotary wing hub,a rotary wing aircraft member sensor for outputting rotary wing aircraft member data correlating to said relative rotation of said rotating rotary wing hub member rotating relative to said nonrotating body,at least a first nonrotating body vibration sensor, said at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor outputting at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor data correlating to vibrations,at least a first nonrotating body force generator, said at least first nonrotating body force generator fixedly coupled with said nonrotating body,a means for linking together said first nonrotating body force generator and said rotating hub mounted means for controlling vibrations wherein said rotating hub mounted means for controlling vibrations and said first nonrotating body force generator communicate and share force generation vibration control data through said means for linking,said at least first nonrotating body force generator controlled to produce a force with a controllable magnitude and a controllable phase, said controllable force magnitude controlled from a minimal force magnitude up to a maximum force magnitude, and with said controllable force phase controlled in reference to said rotary wing aircraft member sensor data correlating to said relative rotation of said rotating rotary wing hub rotating relative to said nonrotating body and, wherein said vibration sensed by said at least first nonrotating body vibration sensor is reduced. 17. A vehicle vibration control system for controlling troublesome vibrations in a nonrotating vehicle body having a rotating machine member, said vehicle vibration control system including a vehicle vibration control system controller, a rotating machine member sensor, for inputting vehicle rotating machine member data correlating to a relative rotation of said rotating machine member rotating relative to said nonrotating body into said vehicle vibration control system controller,at least a first nonrotating vehicle body vibration sensor, said at least first nonrotating vehicle body vibration sensor inputting at least first nonrotating vehicle body vibration sensor data correlating to vehicle vibrations into said vehicle vibration control system controller,at least a first nonrotating vehicle body circular force generator, said at least a first nonrotating vehicle body circular force generator for fixedly mounting to said nonrotating vehicle body wherein said at least first nonrotating vehicle body circular force generator is controlled by said controller to produce a rotating force with a controllable rotating force magnitude and a controllable rotating force phase, said controllable rotating force magnitude controlled from a minimal force magnitude up to a maximum force magnitude, and with said controllable rotating force phase controlled in reference to said vehicle rotating machine member sensor data correlating to said relative rotation of said vehicle rotating machine member rotating relative to said nonrotating vehicle body with said vehicle vibration sensed by said at least first nonrotating vehicle body vibration sensor reduced by said controller,and a hub mounted vibration control system, said hub mounted vibration control system linked with said vehicle vibration control system controller. 18. A system, as claimed in claim 17, wherein said hub mounted vibration control system is linked to said vehicle vibration control system controller with a communication bus. 19. A method of controlling vibration, said method including, providing at least a first nonrotating vehicle body circular force generator,fixedly mounting said at least first nonrotating vehicle body circular force generator to a nonrotating vehicle body, controlling said at least first nonrotating vehicle body circular force generator to produce a rotating force with a controllable rotating force magnitude and a controllable rotating force phase,providing hub mounted vibration control system, fixedly mounting said hub mounted vibration control system to a rotatable hub of said nonrotating vehicle body,providing a distributed force generation data communications network link and linking said hub mounted vibration control system together with said at least first nonrotating vehicle body circular force generator.
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