Aircraft control system
US7225063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/106
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A flight control system for preventing an aircraft colliding with designated man-made structures in which the geographical position of the aircraft is determined and then compared with predetermined geographical boundaries that represent excluded zones; these zones being defined around the man-made structures; where the system, as appropriate, overrides a normal flight control system (such as a fly-by-wire flight system) to alter the course of the aircraft to avoid all excluded zones, irrespective of any pilot commands.
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