System and method for piloting an aircraft
US9718537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0808
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A piloting system having a control stick configured to control the aircraft with respect to its three piloting axes, namely the pitch axis, the roll axis and the yaw axis, and an auxiliary control device configured to automatically control the aircraft during one of the following phases: a landing phase and a takeoff phase. The auxiliary control device automatically controls the aircraft with respect to at least one of the piloting axes, and the other piloting axes, which are not controlled automatically by the auxiliary control device, then being controlled manually by a pilot with the aid of the control stick.
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