Input objective-based wing assembly pitch adjustments
AssigneesToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsTom M. Neuman, Frank K. Kozel
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving lift and efficiency in an aircraft by adjusting the pitch of a wing assembly in a variable incidence wing aircraft. In one embodiment, a method includes determining, based on an input objective, a target wing assembly pitch for a wing assembly of an aircraft. The wing assembly of the aircraft rotates about a pitch axis of the fuselage via action of a tilt actuator. The method also includes measuring a wing assembly pitch of the wing assembly. The method also includes altering an angle of the wing assembly based on a difference between the target wing assembly pitch and the wing assembly pitch.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- determine, based on an input objective, a target wing assembly pitch for a wing assembly of an aircraft, the wing assembly of the aircraft rotates about a pitch axis of a fuselage via action of a tilt actuator;
- measure a wing assembly pitch of the wing assembly;
- and
- alter an angle of the wing assembly based on a difference between the target wing assembly pitch and the wing assembly pitch.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- determine, based on an input objective, a target wing assembly pitch for a wing assembly of an aircraft, the wing assembly of the aircraft rotates about a pitch axis of a fuselage via action of a tilt actuator;
- measure a wing assembly pitch of the wing assembly;
- and
- alter an angle of the wing assembly based on a difference between the target wing assembly pitch and the wing assembly pitch.
A method, comprising:
- determining, based on an input objective, a target wing assembly pitch for a wing assembly of an aircraft, the wing assembly of the aircraft rotates about a pitch axis of a fuselage via action of a tilt actuator;
- measuring a wing assembly pitch of the wing assembly;
- and
- altering an angle of the wing assembly based on a difference between the target wing assembly pitch and the wing assembly pitch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.