External load inverse plant
US8676405B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 20, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0858
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of controlling the flight of a rotorcraft in a feed-forward/feedback architecture includes utilizing an aircraft plant model to control the rotorcraft performance; determining when an external load is coupled to the rotorcraft; and modifying an inverse plant when the external load is present.
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