Gust compensation system and method for aircraft

US9639089B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Khaled Abdel-Motagaly · Bellevue, US
• Rafael E. Caicedo · Snohomish, US
• Christopher D. Dallara · Seattle, US
• Alexander C. Ho · Belmont, US
• Kioumars Najmabadi · Bellevue, US
• Tze L. Siu · Seattle, US
• Paul C. Strefling · Seattle, US
• Hisako Yamashiro · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 4, 2015
• Grant date: May 2, 2017
• Expiry date: Jun 4, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02T50/40
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A gust compensation system is configured to adaptively reduce gust loads exerted into an aircraft. The gust compensation system may include a first sensor proximate to a front of the aircraft. The first sensor is configured to output a first signal. A second sensor may be distally located from the front of the aircraft. The second sensor is configured to output a second signal. A gust signal sub-system is configured to receive the first and second signals and generate a gust signal based on analysis of the first and second signals. The gust signal sub-system outputs the gust signal and may modify a load parameter signal in response to the gust signal exceeding a load alleviation threshold.