US Patent Issued to LEONARDO on May 12 for "Method for estimating the rotor torques of an aircraft capable of hovering and control unit for an aircraft capable of hovering" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,625,499, issued on May 12, was assigned to LEONARDO S.P.A. (Rome).

"Method for estimating the rotor torques of an aircraft capable of hovering and control unit for an aircraft capable of hovering" was invented by Alberto Angelo Trezzini (Samarate, Italy) and Ahmad Mohamad Haidar (Samarate, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for estimating rotor torques of an aircraft capable of hovering and comprising a plurality of rotors, which are rotatable under the action of respective rotor torques; and an engine, which is operatively connected to the rotors to provide them with an engine torque. Each rotor comprises a hub and a plurality...