Patent ID: 9682771
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: B64C,Y02T

Claim:
1. A method for controlling rotor blades of a rotor assembly, comprising: determining an azimuthal position of a rotor assembly; identifying a lateral command value, a longitudinal command value and a collective command value of a rotor assembly control system; calculating a sine value and a cosine value of the azimuthal position; generating a separate blade control signal for each separate blade of the rotor assembly to control a position of each blade independent of each other blade based on combining the sine value and cosine value of the azimuthal position with the lateral command value, the longitudinal command value and the collective command value, wherein the sine value of the azimuthal position is combined with the lateral command, and the cosine value of the azimuthal position is combined with the longitudinal command, and wherein each blade control signal is generated to be different from each other blade control signal; and adjusting the position of one or more blades in response to the separate blade control signals generated.