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Timothy Fred Lauder
Researcher at Sikorsky Aircraft
Publications - 32
Citations - 307
Timothy Fred Lauder is an academic researcher from Sikorsky Aircraft. The author has contributed to research in topics: Rotor (electric) & Electric motor. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 32 publications receiving 307 citations.
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Electric powered rotary-wing aircraft
TL;DR: A rotary-wing aircraft with an electric motor mounted along an axis of rotation to drive a rotor system about the axis is a typical example of a single-rotor aircraft.
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Control system and strategy for tail sitter
Stephen Kubik,Joseph T. Driscoll,Frank P. D'anna,Mark R. Alber,Timothy Fred Lauder,Cody Fegely +5 more
TL;DR: A tail sitter aircraft (10) is capable of forward flight and hover operations as mentioned in this paper and includes a wing (12, 13) and first (14, 15) and second (15) prop-nacelles supportively disposed on the wing.
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Winch system for VTOL aircraft
TL;DR: In this article, a winch system includes a cable storage system, a drive system, and a deployment system to deploy a cable having a hook system attached thereto, which is rated to support a maximum hook load and mounted to the airframe for pivotable movement about a deployment axis to enable large cable exit angles.
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Planetary de-rotation system for a shaft fairing system
TL;DR: A fairing system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a shaft fairing mounted for rotation about an axis of rotation and a planetary gear set configured to control a position of the fairing about the axis.
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Sustained over-the-horizon vertical takeoff and landing sensing system
TL;DR: In this article, an electrically powered vertical takeoff and landing aircraft is configured for use with a tether station having a continuous power source including at least one rotor system, and an autonomous flight control system coupled to the power source.