Flight control system

US6567727B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• EADS Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventor

• Peter Westphal · Jena, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 18, 2001
• Grant date: May 20, 2003
• Expiry date: Sep 18, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B64D43/00
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A flight control system automatically recognizes safety-critical flight conditions and transmits timely guidance to the pilot for correcting such flight conditions. The flight control system includes a computer which runs parallel to the flight control computer, and uses fuzzy logic to carry out risk evaluations with respect to actual flight conditions using knowledge bases implemented in the flight control system. The results of these risk evaluations are displayed in the cockpit.