Human Interface Rotor Control (HIR) HMI /HAM

[davh12]

Had some feed back on this design. Bell is currently looking it over. No
promises. www.envisionhelicopters.com
US Patent App. # 12,462,595 Human Interface Rotor System Helicopter
(HIR)
The HIR airframe uses "human interface" in conjunction with an offset
axis gimbal joint to "morph" the airframe thereby tilting the rotor disc
for directional control. This slightly "flexes" the center of gravity.
Charles Seibel was first to design a helicopter with human interface
control. The GEN H4 uses a gimbal, yet it is a fixed pitch coaxial
design. The HIR system does not have any linear shift in weight / CG.
The Human Interface Rotor System is only a “motion and balance”
physical-interface system in its current configuration. The weight of
the pilot is in balance with the rest of the upper airframe aft and
distributed between the two airframes. The goal is to combine haptic and
physical interface with a computer system that assists with pilot
control. The HIR rotor system can then become a platform with an
intelligent control system. Our Japanese counter parts are already
working with HMI and HAM, but I have not seen it applied to rotorcraft
as of yet.

D Hickman

[davh12]

First carbon fiber test platform servo actuation of morphing airframes.

Dave