S eurocopter A.P. POWER COMPONENTS SERIES ACTUATORS ‘The series actuators allow to counter movements of high frequencies end small amplitude using the stabilization term seen previousty. ‘This fast actuator has a limited authority (about 10% Itcan be either electic ar hydraulic. Electric actuators are called series actuators or piloting actuators. Hydraulic actuators are called servo-valves, they are supplied by the AP Hydraulic Power unit. ‘The cycle stick should be anchored when series actuator acts on the flight controls in order to ensure full transmission of the AP orders to the main servo contro! ‘This anchorage can be realized by a friction or a specific system. ELECTRIC “The actuator fed by the A.P. computer orders drives the fight controls. AP. ‘computer | rete contrat hiS eurocopter 1.2 HYDRAULIC ‘The A.P. computer sends electrical orders to ane or two servo-valves depending on the direction of the order to be transmitted to the flight controls. “The servo-valve fed by the computer allows to hydraulically move the actuator which is directly linked to the light controls, — 7) [__camouter AP hydraulic AP hydraulic pressure pressure servo rewumdy it iY feetan control Me Wore piston21 So eurocopter PARALLEL ACTUATORS ‘The parallel or trim actuator is used to counter permanent or lage change of attitude according to the integrated term or Auto Trim order. ‘This actuator has full authority, i allows full deflection of the flight controls Because the tim actuators connected in parallel to the fight controls, it makes the cyclic stick move when itis acting This involves that the cyclic stick should be free of movement. So the anchoring point required by the series actuator is fitted in the trim actuator when one is used by the AP. “The paraliel actuators can be electric or hydraulic. ELECTRIC In this case, the electric parallel actuator moves the series actuator when acting ‘on the flight controls. The anchoring point is given by the electrical motor. | AP.3 eurocopter HYDRAULIC “The actuator is fed by the A.P. hydraulic system which gives the anchoring point for the flight controls. “The A.P. computer sends electrical orders to one or two beeper-valves depending on the direction of the order to be transmitted to the fight controls. “The hydraulic trim actuator does nat moves the series actuator, this one being part of the hydraulic unit which is fixed in the helicopter. AP. ‘computer G AP hydraulic AP hydraulic AN enn ier ae; 0. wnt : ee ne ie l eau [ | <== return =| I lem ae 4 rowun ™ AP hydraulic pressure3.1 @eurocopter EFFORT DETECTOR - ARTIFICIAL FEEL LOADS SYSTEM. ‘At any time the pilot should be able to recover active control of the helicopter without modification of the anchoring An etort detector detects the plot ation and wansmits it tothe AP ‘An artificial fee! loads system allows to move the flight controls without changing the anchoring point. ‘The effort detector can be located inside the trim actuator or outside (Force fink! “The artificial tee! loads system is always located inside the parallel actuator. ‘Two systems are commonly used = torsion systems: + compression systems. TORSION SYSTEM 7 EBA <<“ AP. computer controlS$ eurocopter 3.2 COMPRESSION SYSTEM Qos Tu een ae ae ll ts ne return 7 ae return AP hydraulic pressure