Automatic throttle controller for aircraft with intermixed engines
First Claim
1. An automatic throttle controller for producing thrust control signals for aircraft with intermixed engines, said automatic throttle controller comprising:
- identification means for producing a code that identifies each side-mounted engine on an aircraft;
processing means coupled to said identification means for receiving said engine identification code produced by said identification means and producing related parameter data for each engine based on said identification code; and
,channel means coupled to said processing means for receiving said parameter data and producing a separate thrust control signal for each engine based on the parameter data associated with the related engine.
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Abstract
An automatic throttle (A/T) controller (23) for controlling the thrust produced by the engines of an aircraft having a mixture of different types of engines (11a, 11b, . . . 11n) is disclosed. A code that denotes the type and rating is produced for each aircraft engine. If desired other codes, such as a common rating code, a maximum thrust limit code, etc. can be produced. The codes are read by the A/T controller (23) and used to look up engine type and rating data for a controller channel (25a, 25b, . . . 25n) associated with each engine (11a, 11b . . . 11n). In a conventional manner, each channel (25a, 25b, . . . 25n) uses the type and rating data, and common data, if any, to calculate rating limits, throttle control position and throttle limits, plus allocate gains for dynamic control. The calculated parameters control the production of A/T controller signals that, in turn, control the operation of servo motors (19a, 19b, . . . 19n), or some other engine controller, that separately control a position of each engine throttle (17a, 17b, . . . 17n) and associated thrust.
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1. An automatic throttle controller for producing thrust control signals for aircraft with intermixed engines, said automatic throttle controller comprising:
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identification means for producing a code that identifies each side-mounted engine on an aircraft; processing means coupled to said identification means for receiving said engine identification code produced by said identification means and producing related parameter data for each engine based on said identification code; and
,channel means coupled to said processing means for receiving said parameter data and producing a separate thrust control signal for each engine based on the parameter data associated with the related engine. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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- 2. An automatic throttle controller is claimed 1, wherein said identification means produces a code that identifies each engine type.
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