Flight control laws for constant vector flat turns
US8332082B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0858
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An aircraft and method to control flat yawing turns of the aircraft while maintaining a constant vector across a ground surface. The aircraft includes a control system in data communication with control actuators, a lateral control architecture, a longitudinal control architecture, and an initialization command logic. The lateral control architecture controls the aircraft in the lateral direction, while the longitudinal control architecture controls the aircraft in the longitudinal direction. The initialization command logic automatically activates the lateral control architecture and the longitudinal control architecture to maintain a constant vector across the ground whenever a directional control input is made at low speed.
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