SBIR/STTR Research Award
Passive vs Active Fly-By-Light (FBW/FBL) Electronic Flight Controller
Award amount
$96,623Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1994Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- John B. Sinacori Associates
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
A study is proposed to determine which combination of side-aarm vs center-stick and passive vs active configuration of electronic controllers will provide the best configurtion and weight reduction when applied as a tilt rotor aircraft control manipulator. The effort will include a comprehensive survey of all existing military and commercial fixed and rotary wing aircraft utilizing center-stick and/or side-arm controllers. A prototype system will be developed and tested inboth the laboratory and the V-22 FCSIR, and flight tested as a back-up controller in the V-22.
Technology keywords
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