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Autopilot system for a helicopter

US7558653B2 · kind B2 · utility

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5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 11, 2005
Grant dateJul 7, 2009
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Expiry dateDec 24, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05D1/102
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to an autopilot system for a rotary wing aircraft operating relative to at least two pilot axes, which system comprises, for each of the two axes, at least one servo-control relationship providing a respective initial control instruction, with the two relationships having a common target; the system includes combination means (36) for providing a series of control instructions by combining the two initial control instructions (UCV, UTV).

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