Electric flight control system and method for an aircraft
US9315258B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0833
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flight control system includes at least one flight domain protection module intended at least for manual piloting and an auxiliary element configured to automatically transmit to the protection module, upon a detection of automatic piloting of the aircraft using an automatic piloting device, a predetermined auxiliary position, representing a control stick position equivalent, the protection module using the auxiliary position as a control stick position to implement a flight domain protection during the automatic piloting.
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