Supervisory control system for aircraft flight management during pilot command errors or equipment malfunction
OwnerConrad O. Gardnerinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for intervention control of an aircraft in the event of pilot command error whether voluntary or involuntary. Impending detection of a chaotic condition associated with a maneuvering aircraft enable early prediction and control of the aircraft where solutions based upon performance prediction are available. A further feature of the present intervention control of the aircraft enables an equipment malfunction detection signal substitution of a satisfactory equipment signal.
Claims4
A method for intervention control of an aircraft in the event of pilot selection of ground control of the aircraft comprising the steps of:
- generating a remote control transfer signal representative of pilot selection of ground control;
- and
- transferring flight control management from said aircraft to a remote ground station in response to said remote control transfer signal representative of pilot selection of ground control thereby providing instant remote control by the remote ground station to avoid a potentially catastrophic incident.
A system for ground control of an aircraft comprising:
- a pilot actuated switch for providing a remote control transfer signal representative of pilot selection of ground control of the aircraft;
- a transmitter-receiver responsive to said remote control transfer signal representative of pilot selection of ground control of the aircraft;
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- said transmitter-receiver providing data transfer through a data link to and from a ground station transmitter-receiver for ground station control of the aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.