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Heading reference trim system

US4626998A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 1983
Grant dateDec 2, 1986
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/0858
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A heading trim reference system provides beep commands indicative of a desired heading/attitude change to the roll channel of an AFCS as roll commands at slow speed in a conventional manner, and to the yaw channel as yaw commands at cruise speed. At cruise speed, the yaw synchronizing integrator responds to the beep commands and provides an error signal to existing turn coordination logic to turn the aircraft.

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