Patent ID: 11953072
Assignee: AIRBUS HELICOPTERS TECHNIK GMBH
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 5:
6. A drive train in an aircraft, comprising:
a component that is configured to conduct a torque in the drive train,
wherein the component includes at least one sensor element integrated in the component, the at least one sensor element being configured to determine a torsional moment acting on the component,
wherein the component includes at least one adjustable damping element the at least one adjustable damping element being configured to reduce a torsional load in the component to adjust the degree of damping in the component, and
wherein the component includes a control and regulating unit, the control and regulating unit being configured to evaluate the determined torsional moment, and to control the adjustable damping element based on the evaluated torsional moment.