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Aircraft flight path angle display system
Assignee: Boeing Co
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Filing: 1983-05-31
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Granted: 1991-05-14
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Expires: 2003-05-31
Abstract
Abstract A display system for use in an aircraft control wheel steering system provides the pilot with a single, quickened flight path angle display to overcome poor handling qualities due to intrinsic flight path angle response lags, while avoiding multiple information display symbology. The control law for the flight path angle control system is designed such that the aircraft's actual flight path angle response lags the pilot's commanded flight path angle by a constant time lag τ, independent of flight conditions. The synthesized display signal is produced as a predetermined function of the aircraft's actual flight path angle, the time lag τ and command inputs from the pilot's column.
Inventors
- 👤 Antonius A. Lambregts
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:58
CPC Classifications
B; B64; B64D; B64D43/00; G; G05; G05D; G05D1/00; G05D1/0055; G05D1/0061
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of producing a flight path angle display for an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an aircraft flight control steering system having a predetermined time response lag τ to a command input, said time response lag being substantially independent of flight conditions; (b) providing a signal γ representative of the aircraft's actual flight path angle; (c) producing a signal Δγ D having a predetermined relationship to said response lag τ and to a flight path angle command; (d) producing a synthesized signal γ SYNT , where: γ.sub.SYNT =γ+Δγ.sub.D ; and, (e) displaying said γ SYNT signal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of producing a flight path angle display for an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of: (a) providing an aircraft flight control steering system having a predetermined time response lag τ to a command input, said time response lag being substantially independent of flight conditions; (b) providing a signal γ representative of the aircraft's actual flight path angle; (c) producing a signal Δγ D having a predetermined relationship to said response lag τ and to a flight path angle command; (d) producing a synthesized signal γ SYNT , where: γ.sub.SYNT =γ+Δγ.sub.D ; and, (e) displaying said γ SYNT signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
86 words
The method of claim 1 wherein step (c) comprises the steps of: (i) providing a signal γ C representative of the rate of change of a commanded flight path angle; (ii) producing a signal τγ C , where τ is representative of said time response lag; (iii) processing said τγ C signal by a predetermined fixed transfer function G(s), where G(s) is representative of the transfer function between a commanded flight path angle and the aircraft's actual flight path angle, to produce said Δγ D signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 2 wherein step (c) (i) comprises the steps of: providing a signal δ COL representative of a deflection of the pilot's control column; and producing said γ C signal as γ.sub.C =K.sub.COL δ.sub.COL, where K COL is a predetermined gain constant.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
23 words
The method of either one of claims 2 or 3 wherein in step (c) (iii) the transfer function G(s) is a lag function.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
132 words
An aircraft flight path control and display system comprising: control means responsive to a flight path command to automatically control the flight of the aircraft to the commanded path, the control means exhibiting a time response lag τ between a flight path command input and the aircraft's actual flight path response, said time lag τ being substantially a constant value, independent of flight conditions; means for providing a signal γ representative of the aircraft's actual flight path angle; means for producing a signal Δγ D which is a predetermined function of said response lag τ and the first time derivative of the commanded flight path angle γ C ; means for producing a synthesized signal γ SYNT where γ SYNT =γ+Δγ D ; and display means for displaying said γ SYNT signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
132 words
An aircraft flight path control and display system comprising: control means responsive to a flight path command to automatically control the flight of the aircraft to the commanded path, the control means exhibiting a time response lag τ between a flight path command input and the aircraft's actual flight path response, said time lag τ being substantially a constant value, independent of flight conditions; means for providing a signal γ representative of the aircraft's actual flight path angle; means for producing a signal Δγ D which is a predetermined function of said response lag τ and the first time derivative of the commanded flight path angle γ C ; means for producing a synthesized signal γ SYNT where γ SYNT =γ+Δγ D ; and display means for displaying said γ SYNT signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
87 words
The system of claim 5 wherein the means for producing the signal Δγ D comprises: means for producing a signal γ C representative of the first time derivative of a commanded flight path angle γ C ; means for processing said γ C signal by a gain factor τ representative of said time response lag and a predetermined function G(s), where G(s) defines the transfer function between a commanded flight path angle and the aircraft's actual flight path angle, thereby producing a signal Δγ.sub.D =.sub.τ γ.sub.C G(s).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
The system of claim 6 wherein the means for producing said signal γ C comprises: means for producing a signal δ COL representative of a deflection of the pilot's control column; means for multiplying said δ COL signal by a predetermined factor K COL , such that said γ C signal is produced as γ.sub.C =K.sub.COL δ.sub.COL.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
19 words
The system of either one of claims 6 or 7 wherein the predetermined function G(s) is a lag function.
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