Patent ID: 8812177
Filing Date: 2014-08-19
Classification: B64C

Abstract:
1. A rotorcraft, comprising: a body; a power train coupled to the body and comprising a power source and a drive shaft coupled to the power source; a rotor system coupled to the power train and comprising a plurality of rotor blades; a flight control assembly operable to receive one or more pilot commands from a pilot; one or more linkages coupled between the flight control assembly and an integrated trim assembly; the integrated trim assembly comprising: a trim computer operable to send one or more trim signals to the trim motor instructing the trim motor to change a position of the output component; and a flight control computer operable to receive one or more measurements from the integrated trim assembly and instruct the rotor system to change a position of at least one of the plurality of rotor blades based on the received one or more measurements.