Aircraft vertical position control system
US5695156A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0607
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Aircraft input signals of selected altitude (h.sub.s), selected vertical speed (h.sub.s), current altitude (h), current vertical speed (h), current pitch attitude (.theta.), current normal acceleration (N.sub.z) and current pitch rate (Q) are processed to produce an elevator command (.delta..sub.e) that will result in a smooth vertical transition of the aircraft for various autopilot vertical maneuvers, including altitude capture and hold, glideslope capture and hold, and flare control.
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