JP4475956B2 - 垂直離着陸(vtol)機用操縦システム - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
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- B64C29/0041—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by jet motors
- B64C29/0066—Aircraft capable of landing or taking-off vertically, e.g. vertical take-off and landing [VTOL] aircraft having its flight directional axis horizontal when grounded the lift during taking-off being created by jet motors with horizontal jet and jet deflector
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
- F02K—JET-PROPULSION PLANTS
- F02K1/00—Plants characterised by the form or arrangement of the jet pipe or nozzle; Jet pipes or nozzles peculiar thereto
- F02K1/002—Plants characterised by the form or arrangement of the jet pipe or nozzle; Jet pipes or nozzles peculiar thereto with means to modify the direction of thrust vector
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
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- F02K3/00—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan
- F02K3/02—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber
- F02K3/025—Plants including a gas turbine driving a compressor or a ducted fan in which part of the working fluid by-passes the turbine and combustion chamber the by-pass flow being at least partly used to create an independent thrust component
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Description
図12は、本発明の1つの実施の形態にかかるピッチを制御するための機構を示す。前進飛行の間、ピッチは主に昇降舵112によって制御される。垂直飛行では、ピッチは飛行機の長手軸と直交する軸の回りに制御ボックス208を回転することによって制御される。図12に示すように、制御ボックス208が208’に示す位置に回転すると飛行機は上向にピッチし、制御ボックス208が208”に示す位置に回転すると飛行機は下向にピッチする。
Claims (15)
- 飛行機の前方部分に搭載されたジェットエンジンと;
飛行機の垂直飛行の間に推力の方向を変えるための前記ジェットエンジンの後方に配置される推力そらせ板アセンブリであって、翼列と複数の制御ボックスとを含み、前記翼列は引込み位置と展開位置との間で移動可能であり、各制御ボックスはピボット回転可能に搭載された複数の羽根を含んで飛行機の長手軸に垂直な軸の回りに独立して回転可能であり、
これにより前記翼列の操作と前記複数の制御ボックスの羽根のピボット回転により垂直飛行時の飛行機のロールを制御し、前記翼列の操作と前記複数の制御ボックスの差を設けた回転により垂直飛行時の飛行機のヨーを制御し、前記翼列の操作と前記複数の制御ボックスの回転により垂直飛行時の飛行機のピッチを制御する推力そらせ板アセンブリと;
前進飛行の間に飛行機のロールを制御する補助翼と;
前進飛行の間に飛行機のヨーを制御する方向舵と;
前進飛行の間に飛行機のピッチを制御する昇降舵と;
パイロットが所望する飛行機のロール、ヨー、ピッチに関する入力を受け入れるパイロット操縦入力装置と;
前記パイロット操縦入力装置と操作可能につながれ、飛行機の所望のロール、ヨー、ピッチに従って前記翼列、制御ボックス、補助翼、方向舵、昇降舵を制御するための制御ミキサとを備え、
パイロットが、垂直と前進の両飛行のために同一の前記操縦入力装置を使用するジェット機。 - 前記推力そらせ板アセンブリが、前記翼列と協働して推力を前記制御ボックスへ向ける複数のドアを含む、請求項1に記載のジェット機。
- 前記推力そらせ板アセンブリが、ジェットエンジンからの推力内又は外に選択的に移動可能なよう移動式に搭載されている、請求項1に記載のジェット機。
- 前記制御ミキサが、前記パイロット操縦入力装置と機械的につながれている、請求項1に記載のジェット機。
- 前記制御ミキサが、前記パイロット操縦入力装置と電子的につながれている、請求項1に記載のジェット機。
- 前記制御ミキサが、ワイヤレス式リンクにより前記パイロット操縦入力装置と電子的につながれている、請求項5に記載のジェット機。
- 前記制御ミキサが、ワイヤ式リンクにより前記パイロット操縦入力装置と電子的につながれている、請求項5に記載のジェット機。
- 前記制御ミキサが、前記制御ボックスと機械的につながれている、請求項1に記載のジェット機。
- 前記制御ミキサが、前記制御ボックスと電子的につながれている、請求項1に記載のジェット機。
- 前記制御ミキサが、ワイヤレス式リンクにより前記制御ボックスと電子的につながれている、請求項9に記載のジェット機。
- 前記制御ミキサが、ワイヤ式リンクにより前記制御ボックスと電子的につながれている、請求項9に記載のジェット機。
- 前記制御ミキサが、(i)制御ボックス、(ii)方向舵、(iii)昇降舵、(iv)補助翼の少なくとも1つを直接制御する、請求項1に記載のジェット機。
- 前記制御ミキサが、サーボモータを介して(i)制御ボックス、(ii)方向舵、(iii)昇降舵、(iv)補助翼の少なくとも1つを間接的に制御する、請求項1に記載のジェット機。
- 前記制御ミキサが、機械式コンバータ・アセンブリを更に含み、前記機械式コンバータ・アセンブリが、パイロット操縦入力装置からの入力を2つに分け、前記制御ボックスと、(i)方向舵(ii)昇降舵(iii)補助翼の少なくとも1つとに機械的につながっている、請求項1に記載のジェット機。
- (i)前記制御ボックスと、(ii)前記方向舵、昇降舵、補助翼の少なくとも1つとの間の移動の相対比が、前記機械式コンバータ・アセンブリを変化させることによって調整することができる、請求項14に記載のジェット機。
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