AUTONOMOUS OUTER LOOP CONTROL OF MAN-RATED FLY-BY-WIRE AIRCRAFT
First Claim
1. A control system for use on a fly-by-wire (FBW) aircraft, the system comprising:
- a controller coupled to the FBW aircraft, the controller being configured to generate a plurality of simulated pilot control signals from at least one aircraft maneuver command, the plurality of simulated pilot control signals being generated in accordance with a predetermined control law, the at least one aircraft maneuver command being derived from at least one command telemetry signal received from a remote control system not disposed on the FBW aircraft or from a pre-programmed trajectory, the plurality of simulated pilot control signals being configured to direct the FBW aircraft to perform an aircraft maneuver in accordance with the at least one aircraft maneuver command.
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a control system for use on a fly-by-wire (FBW) aircraft. The system includes a controller coupled to the FBW aircraft. The controller is configured to generate a plurality of simulated pilot control signals from at least one aircraft maneuver command. The plurality of simulated pilot control signals are generated in accordance with a predetermined control law. The at least one aircraft maneuver command is derived from at least one command telemetry signal received from a remote control system not disposed on the FBW aircraft. The plurality of simulated pilot control signals are configured to direct the FBW aircraft to perform an aircraft maneuver in accordance with the at least one aircraft maneuver command.
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31 Claims
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1. A control system for use on a fly-by-wire (FBW) aircraft, the system comprising:
a controller coupled to the FBW aircraft, the controller being configured to generate a plurality of simulated pilot control signals from at least one aircraft maneuver command, the plurality of simulated pilot control signals being generated in accordance with a predetermined control law, the at least one aircraft maneuver command being derived from at least one command telemetry signal received from a remote control system not disposed on the FBW aircraft or from a pre-programmed trajectory, the plurality of simulated pilot control signals being configured to direct the FBW aircraft to perform an aircraft maneuver in accordance with the at least one aircraft maneuver command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A control system for use on a fly-by-wire (FBW) aircraft, the system comprising:
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a sensor module configured to obtain aircraft flight parameters from the FBW aircraft; a maneuver module configured to generate at least one reference parameter value from at least one aircraft maneuver command, the at least one aircraft maneuver command being derived from at least one command telemetry signal received from a remote control system not disposed on the FBW aircraft; a control module coupled to the sensor module and the maneuver module, the control module being configured to generate a correction signal as a function of the aircraft flight parameters and the at least one aircraft maneuver command; and a command module coupled to the control module, the command module being configured to generate simulated pilot control signals based on the correction signal, the simulated pilot control signals being configured to direct the FBW aircraft to perform an aircraft maneuver in accordance with the at least one aircraft maneuver command. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for converting a man-rated fly-by-wire aircraft into a remote controlled unmanned airborne vehicle (UAV), the method comprising:
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providing an embedded controller configured to generate a plurality of simulated pilot control signals from at least one aircraft maneuver command, the plurality of simulated pilot control signals being generated in accordance with a predetermined control law, the at least one aircraft maneuver command being derived from at least one command telemetry signal received from a remote control system not disposed on the FBW aircraft or from a pre-programmed trajectory, the plurality of simulated pilot control signals being configured to direct the FBW aircraft to perform an aircraft maneuver in accordance with the at least one aircraft maneuver command; decoupling existing pilot controls from a fly-by-wire flight control system (FBW-FCS) disposed on the aircraft, the FBW-FCS being configured to control aircraft control surfaces disposed on the aircraft; and connecting the embedded controller to the FBW-FCS. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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