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Dirigible craft control apparatus and method
Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1962-12-26
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Granted: 1964-05-12
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Expires: 1982-12-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Lester D Edinger
- 👤 Charles A Harvey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:56
CPC Classifications
G; G05; G05D; G05D1/00; G05D1/08; G05D1/0808; G05D1/0816; G05D1/0825
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
116 words
IN AN AEROLASTIC TYPE AIRCRAFT HAVING STEERING MEANS FOR MOVING THE CRAFT ON AN AXIS AT AN ANGLE TO THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF THE CRAFT, A PAIR OF SIMILAR SIGNALS PROVIDING SENSING MEANS SPACED ALONG A DIRECTION AT AN ANGLE TO SAID AXIS AND BOTH DETECTING A CHANGE IN A FLIGHT CONDITION OF THE CRAFT TO BE CONTROLLED BY THE STEERING MEANS AND BOTH DETECTING AN EFFECT DUE TO THE FLEXING OF THE CRAFT DURING THE CHANGE IN SAID CONDITION; MEANS CONNECTED TO THE TWO SENSING MEANS AND COMBINING THEIR SIGNALS IN OPPOSITION TO OBTAIN A SIGNAL DUE ONLY TO THE FLEXING OF THE CRAFT; AND MEANS CONTROLLING THE STEERING MEANS FROM SAID RESULTANT SIGNAL.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
93 words
THE METHOD OF DAMPING THE AMPLITUDES OF A PLURALITY OF ELASTIC MODES OF A FLEXIBLE AIRCRAFT COMPRISING: SENSING THE CHANGE IN POSITION OF A CRAFT AND THE BENDING THEREOF AT A PLURALITY OF STATIONS EXCEEDING BY ONE THE SIGNIFICANT BENDING OR ELASTIC MODES OF THE CRAFT; COMBINING THE SIGNALS REPRESENTING THE DEFLECTIONS OF THE VARIOUS ELASTIC MODES SENSED AT THE VARIOUS STATIONS AND OBTAINING SEPARATELY THEREFROM A SIGNAL REPRESENTING A SEPARATE BENDING FREQUENCY; AND COMBINING THE SEPARATE SIGNALS FROM A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT STATIONS AND POSITIONING ATTITUDE CONTROLLING MEANS OF THE CRAFT THEREFROM.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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