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Autorotation guidance command system, device, and method

US10124907B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 3, 2016
Grant dateNov 13, 2018
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Expiry dateNov 16, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G5/32
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An avionics computing device of an aircraft including a rotor may include a non-transitory computer-readable medium and a processor communicatively coupled to the non-transitory computer-readable medium. Upon an occurrence of a condition indicative of a requirement to perform an autorotation maneuver, the processor may be configured to generate autorotation guidance commands based on a generated feasible three-dimensional autorotation trajectory. The generated feasible three-dimensional autorotation trajectory may be for the autorotation maneuver of an aircraft including a rotor. The generated autorotation guidance commands may be configured to guide a pilot of the aircraft to perform the autorotation maneuver of the aircraft along the generated feasible three-dimensional autorotation trajectory. The processor may further be configured to output data associated with the generated autorotation guidance commands to an input/output device for presentation to the pilot.

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