Portable Control System For Rotary-Wing Aircraft Load Management
First Claim
1. A control system for portable control of a rotary-wing aircraft, the control system comprising:
- a portable, hand-held, control device executing a control application, the control device operating in a loaded mode when a load is attached to the rotary-wing aircraft and an unloaded mode when no load is attached to the rotary-wing aircraft, the control device presenting command icons in response to being in loaded mode and unloaded mode;
a vehicle management system in the rotary-wing aircraft;
a sensor package on the rotary-wing aircraft; and
a communication system providing communications between the control device and the rotary-wing aircraft, vehicle management system and sensor package;
wherein the control device communicates commands to the vehicle management system to implement loading and unloading of the rotary-wing aircraft.
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Abstract
A control system for portable control of a rotary-wing aircraft includes a portable, hand-held, control device executing a control application, the control device operating in a loaded mode when a load is attached to the rotary-wing aircraft and an unloaded mode when no load is attached to the rotary-wing aircraft, the control device presenting command icons in response to being in loaded mode and unloaded mode; a vehicle management system in the rotary-wing aircraft; a sensor package on the rotary-wing aircraft; and a communication system providing communications between the control device and the rotary-wing aircraft, vehicle management system and sensor package; wherein the control device communicates commands to the vehicle management system to implement loading and unloading of the rotary-wing aircraft.
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20 Claims
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1. A control system for portable control of a rotary-wing aircraft, the control system comprising:
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a portable, hand-held, control device executing a control application, the control device operating in a loaded mode when a load is attached to the rotary-wing aircraft and an unloaded mode when no load is attached to the rotary-wing aircraft, the control device presenting command icons in response to being in loaded mode and unloaded mode; a vehicle management system in the rotary-wing aircraft; a sensor package on the rotary-wing aircraft; and a communication system providing communications between the control device and the rotary-wing aircraft, vehicle management system and sensor package; wherein the control device communicates commands to the vehicle management system to implement loading and unloading of the rotary-wing aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A portable, hand-held, control device for portable control of a rotary-wing aircraft, the control device comprising:
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a display; a wireless communication device for communications with at least one of a vehicle management system and a sensor package on the rotary-wing aircraft; and a processor executing a control application, the control application operating in a loaded mode when a load is attached to the rotary-wing aircraft and an unloaded mode when no load is attached to the rotary-wing aircraft, the processor presenting command icons on the display in response to being in loaded mode and unloaded mode; wherein the processor communicates commands from the wireless communication device to the vehicle management system to implement loading and unloading of the rotary-wing aircraft.
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