MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617096566 A) filed by Safran Helicopter Engines on August 10, 2026, for Method For Assisting With Propulsion By Detecting A Failure Of A Turboshaft Engine Of An Aircraft.
Inventors include Carles, Sbastien Alexis Matthieu; Marin, Jean-Philippe Jacques; Bedrine, Olivier; and Humbert, Sophie Carole Nathalie.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assisting with propulsion by detecting a failure of a turboshaft engine of an aircraft operating in a nominal mode, the aircraft comprising a deactivated assistance motor, the method comprising: a step (2) of comparing operating parameters of the turboshaft engine with the equivalent parameters of a model representative of a healthy turboshaft engine; a step (4) of detecting a failure of the turboshaft engine by detecting an anomaly in at least one operating parameter of the turboshaft engine; a step (6) of selecting an activation mode of the assistance motor on the basis of the operating parameters of the turboshaft engine and/or of flight parameters of the aircraft; and a step (8) of activating the assistance motor with the selected activation mode.
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