Hybrid low speed control
AssigneeBell Textron Inc.
InventorsKevin Thomas CHRISTENSEN, Hunter Barton NELSON, Martin Wesley SHUBERT, Paul David RUCKEL
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Abstract
An exemplary method for controlling low speed flight of an aircraft having a controller receiving pilot input includes transitioning from a translational rate command (TRC) to a linear acceleration command (LAC) when the controller is displaced above a control transition displacement (CTD), and while in LAC holding speed when the controller is relaxed to CTD.
Claims20
A method for controlling low speed flight of an aircraft having a controller receiving pilot input, the method comprising:
- transitioning from a translational rate command (TRC) to a linear acceleration command (LAC) when the controller is displaced above a control transition displacement (CTD).
A system for controlling low speed flight of an aircraft, the system comprising:
- a rotor system having blades to propel the aircraft;
- a controller in data communication with an aircraft computer, the controller displaced from a detent position in response to manual input from a pilot, wherein the detent position is a centered, no-force position;
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- the aircraft computer having instructions stored thereon that cause the system to:
- transition from translational rate command (TRC) to linear acceleration command (LAC) when the controller is displaced above a control displacement (CTD).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.