Aircraft flight control apparatus

• US 3,203,652 A
• Filed: 07/05/1963
• Issued: 08/31/1965
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Fred J. Belsky, Jerry Doniger
• Original Assignee: Fred J. Belsky, Jerry Doniger
• Inventors: Doniger, Jerry, Belsky, Fred J.
• Application Number:
  US04/292,822
• Time in Patent Office: 788 Days
• US Class Current: 244/186
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 1/02 using radio waves G01S19/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0676 specially adapted for landing

Claims

1. FLIGHT PATH CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AN INSTRUMENT LANDING SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT, COMPRISING RECEIVER MEANS FOR PROVINDING A DISPLACEMENT SIGNAL PROPORTIONAL TO THE DISPLACEMENT OFC THE AIRCRAFT FROM A GLIDE SLOPE BEAM, INTEGRATOR MEANS CONNECTED TO THE OUTPUT OF SAID RECEIVER MEANS FOR DEVELOPING A SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO THE INTEGRAL OF SAID DISPLACEMENT SIGNAL, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A SIGNAL PROPORTIONAL TO THE RATE OF DESCENT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WASHOUT MEANS RESPONSIVE TO SAID RATE OF DESCENT SIGNAL AND HAVING AN OUTPUT UPON THE AIRCRAFT BEING OFF THE CENTER OF SAID GILDE SLOPE BEAM, MEANS FOR SUPPLYING THE OUTPUT FROM SAID WASHOUT MEANS TO SAID INTEGRATOR, SAID INTEGRATOR BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE OUTPUT FROM SAID WASHOUT MEANS FOR DEVELOPING A FURTHER SIGNAL PROPORTIONAL TO THE INTEGRAL OF THE OUTPUT OF SAID WASHOUT MEANS, CONDUCTOR MEANS CONNECTED TO RECEIVE SAID INTEGRATED SIGNALS TO PROVIDE A PITCH COMMAND SIGNAL TO GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT ON SAID GLIDE SLOPE BEAM.