Ground State Determination Systems for Aircraft
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorsRussell C. Peters, Aaron M. Hitchcock, Nathaniel Gordon Lundie
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Abstract
A ground state determination system for an aircraft includes sensors configured to detect parameters of the aircraft and a flight control system implementing a ground state module. The ground state module includes a ground state monitoring module configured to monitor the parameters and a ground state determination module configured to compare each of the parameters monitored by the ground state monitoring module to a respective parameter threshold to determine whether the aircraft is on a surface.
Claims20
A ground state determination system for an aircraft comprising:
- a plurality of sensors configured to detect a plurality of parameters of the aircraft;
- and
- a flight control system implementing a ground state module comprising:
- a ground state monitoring module configured to monitor the parameters;
- and
- a ground state determination module configured to compare each of the parameters monitored by the ground state monitoring module to a respective parameter threshold to determine whether the aircraft is on a surface.
An aircraft comprising:
- a fuselage;
- a plurality of sensors configured to detect a plurality of parameters of the aircraft;
- and
- a flight control system in communication with the sensors, the flight control system implementing a ground state module comprising:
- a ground state monitoring module configured to monitor the parameters;
- and
- a ground state determination module configured to compare each of the parameters monitored by the ground state monitoring module to a respective parameter threshold to determine whether the aircraft is on a surface.
A method for determining a ground state of an aircraft comprising:
- monitoring a plurality of parameters of the aircraft;
- comparing each of the parameters to a respective parameter threshold;
- and
- determining whether the aircraft is on a surface in response to comparing each of the parameters to the respective parameter threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.