Method and system for estimating the flaps position of an aircraft
US10802039B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0825
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An estimation system includes a module for measuring a current angle of attack and current flight parameters of the aircraft, a module for estimating a current lift coefficient of the aircraft from the current flight parameters and from a mass of the aircraft, a module for estimating an angle of attack for a zero lift from the current angle of attack, from the current lift coefficient and from a slope of an affine part of at least one theoretical curve describing a lift coefficient of the aircraft as a function of an angle of attack, a module for estimating the current position of the flaps of the aircraft from the angle of attack for a zero lift and a module for sending the current position of the flaps to a user device.
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