Systems and methods for controlling a resistive force of an inceptor of an aircraft
AssigneeBombardier Inc.
InventorJonathan LISCOUET
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Abstract
Methods and systems for adjusting a force feel profile of an inceptor of an aircraft are provided. The force feel profile is based on a baseline value of an operating parameter of the aircraft and defines an amount of resistive force applied to the inceptor as a function of displacement of the inceptor. An embodiment of the method includes receiving data indicative of a current value of the operating parameter. Based on a difference between the current value and the baseline value of the operating parameter, a portion of the force feel profile corresponding to a range of displacement values is shifted to adjust an amount of resistive force defined by the portion of the force feel profile for the range of displacement values.
Claims21
A method of controlling a resistive force of an inceptor of an aircraft according to a force feel profile based on a baseline value of an operating parameter of the aircraft and defining an amount of resistive force applied to the inceptor as a function of displacement of the inceptor, the method comprising:
- receiving data indicative of a current value of the operating parameter;
- based on a difference between the current and baseline values of the operating parameter, shifting a portion of the force feel profile corresponding to a range of displacement values to adjust the amount of resistive force defined by the portion of the force feel profile for the range of displacement values;
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- controlling the resistive force of the inceptor according to the force feel profile including the shifted portion.
A system for controlling a resistive force of an inceptor of an aircraft according to a force feel profile based on a baseline value of an operating parameter of the aircraft and defining an amount of resistive force applied to the inceptor as a function of displacement of the inceptor, the system comprising:
- one or more data processors operatively coupled to an actuator configured to apply the resistive force to the inceptor;
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- non-transitory machine-readable memory storing instructions executable by the one or more data processors and configured to cause the one or more data processors to:
- receive data indicative of a current value of the operating parameter;
- and
- generate an output configured to cause the actuator to apply the resistive force to the inceptor according to the force feel profile including a portion shifted to adjust an amount of resistive force defined by the portion for a range of displacement values based on a difference between the current and baseline values of the operating parameter.
A method of controlling a resistive force of an inceptor of an aircraft according to a force feel profile defined as a two-dimensional graph having a first axis representing displacement values for the inceptor and a second axis representing corresponding resistive force values applied to the inceptor, the force feel profile being based on a baseline value of an operating parameter of the aircraft, the method comprising:
- receiving a current value of the operating parameter;
- based on a difference between the current and baseline values of the operating parameter, shifting a portion of the baseline force feel profile along the second axis;
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- controlling the resistive force of the inceptor according to the force feel profile including the shifted portion.
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