Air active control aircraft using three dimensional true airspeed detection system

An air control aircraft comprising:

• a three-dimensional true airspeed detection system including an air data sensor probe consisting of a truncated pyramid-shape Pitot probe and an air flight velocity operation processor for generating an air flight velocity vector signal from air pressure information detected in the three dimensions by said air data sensor probe;
• airframe motion detection sensors for detecting motion of an airframe;
• and
• an on-board control computer for generating a flight control logic,
• wherein said on-board control computer inputs said air flight velocity vector signal generated from said air flight velocity operation processor into a control-surface control system along with parallel inputs of airframe motion detection sensor signals generated from said airframe motion detection sensors to generate said flight control logic for carrying out the three-dimensional air flight stability control,
• wherein said air flight velocity vector signal and said airframe motion detection sensor signals are input in parallel into a control surface control closed loop system and an engine control closed loop system, and wherein feedback control and feedforward control are used together in both said closed loop systems, and a ratio of utilization between said feedback control and said feed forward control is varied according to the circumstances of flight.

An air active control aircraft comprising,

• a three-dimensional true airspeed detection system including an air data sensor probe consisting of a truncated pyramid-shape Pitot probe and an air flight velocity operation processor for generating an air flight velocity vector signal from air pressure information detected in the three dimensions by said air data sensor probe;
• airframe motion detection sensors for detecting motion of an airframe;
• and
• an on-hoard control computer for generating a flight control logic,
• wherein said on-board control computer inputs said air flight velocity vector signal generated from said air flight velocity operation processor into a control-surface control system along with parallel inputs of airframe motion detection sensor signals generated from said airframe motion detection sensors to generate said flight control logic for carrying out the three-dimensional air flight stability control,
• wherein said air flight velocity vector signal and said airframe motion detection sensor signals are input in parallel into a control surface control closed loop system and an engine control closed loop system, said air flight velocity vector signal and said airframe motion detection sensor signals are brought into engagement with each other, and an engaging ratio between said air flight velocity vector signal and said airframe motion detection sensor signals is varied to generate a control law.