Case Study

Utility Actuator for Air Stair on Executive Rotorcraft

Air

Component Description

Electromechanical actuator for a lower door in the Door Positioning and Latching Actuation Subsystem for a dual use aircraft.

What WE DID:

  • Custom design, built, qualified, and produced a highly unique product.
  • Qualification to extensive safety, fatigue, and environmental requirements
  • Production and, if required, service.

The Environments:

  • Air

The challenge requirements:

  • Must be able to operate with or without power.
  • Compliance with numerous, high-level functional and environmental standards.
  • Low force back-driveability.

Our approach:

  • Tailored, clean sheet design.
  • Closely worked with customer to ensure that all requirements were understood and met.
  • Detailed testing regimen created to ensure no stone is left unturned.

The Solution:

  • High-quality, innovative actuator with built in electronics that exceeds the safety requirements of the customer.

 

We are inventive, flexible, creative, and adaptive

Debrief

To meet the demanding parameters and exacting requirements of this project, the Ingenium team worked closely with the client to design a highly engineered, compliant solution.

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