Inertial flight director system
US4534000A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 1984 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0676
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The disclosed apparatus is useful in controlling an aircraft inertial flight path on the final approach to landing to coincide with a desired flight path represented by the intersection of the localizer and glide path electronic beam signals, and there being an inertially responsive unit on the aircraft. The apparatus includes: PA1 (a) Dual antenna systems carried on the aircraft spaced apart laterally to receive said beams, and PA1 (b) circuitry responsive to the beam signals received by the two antenna systems to coact with the inertially responsive unit to produce an output for controlling the inertial path of the aircraft to coincide with the desired path defined by said localizer and glide path signals.
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