Electronic flight control system for an aircraft capable of hovering
First Claim
1. A flight control system that is electronic and is for an aircraft capable of hovering and comprising at least one rotor, the flight control system comprising:
- a manual flight control mode that the flight control system is configured to operate in, in which the flight control system controls rotor speed in response to direct commands from a pilot; and
at least two automatic flight control modes that the flight control system is configured to operate in corresponding to respective flight modes of the aircraft, and in which the flight control system controls the rotor speed automatically on a basis of flight conditions;
the flight control system being characterized by also being configured to;
memorize, for each of said automatic flight control modes, a respective flight table relating different speed values of said rotor to different values of at least one flight quantity; and
automatically control the rotor speed in said automatic flight control modes on a basis of the respective flight tables.
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Abstract
An electronic flight control system for an aircraft capable of hovering and having at least one rotor. The flight control system is configured to operate in a manual flight control mode, in which the flight control system controls rotor speed in response to direct commands from the pilot; and in at least two automatic flight control modes corresponding to respective flight modes of the aircraft, and in which the flight control system controls rotor speed automatically on the basis of flight conditions. The flight control system is also configured to memorize, for each automatic flight control mode, a respective flight table relating different speed values of the rotor to different values of at least one flight quantity; and to automatically control rotor speed in the automatic flight control modes on the basis of the respective flight tables.
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12 Claims
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1. A flight control system that is electronic and is for an aircraft capable of hovering and comprising at least one rotor, the flight control system comprising:
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a manual flight control mode that the flight control system is configured to operate in, in which the flight control system controls rotor speed in response to direct commands from a pilot; and at least two automatic flight control modes that the flight control system is configured to operate in corresponding to respective flight modes of the aircraft, and in which the flight control system controls the rotor speed automatically on a basis of flight conditions; the flight control system being characterized by also being configured to; memorize, for each of said automatic flight control modes, a respective flight table relating different speed values of said rotor to different values of at least one flight quantity; and automatically control the rotor speed in said automatic flight control modes on a basis of the respective flight tables. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A flight control system that is electronic and is for an aircraft capable of hovering and comprising at least one rotor, the flight control system comprising:
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a manual flight control mode that the flight control system is configured to operate in, in which the flight control system controls rotor speed in response to direct commands from a pilot; and at least two automatic flight control modes that the flight control system is configured to operate in corresponding to respective flight modes of the aircraft, and in which the flight control system controls the rotor speed automatically on a basis of flight conditions; the flight control system being characterized by also being configured to; memorize, for each of said automatic flight control modes, a respective flight table relating different speed values of said rotor to different values of at least one flight quantity; and automatically control the rotor speed in said automatic flight control modes on a basis of the respective flight tables, wherein the electronic flight control system is in the aircraft.
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12. A computer readable non-transitory memory storing instructions, which when executed by a computer system results in providing a flight control system that is electronic and is for an aircraft capable of hovering and comprising a main rotor and a tail rotor, comprising:
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providing a manual flight control mode, in which the flight control system controls rotor speed in response to direct commands from a pilot; providing at least two automatic flight control modes corresponding to respective flight modes of the aircraft, and in which the flight control system controls the rotor speed automatically on a basis of flight conditions; providing, for each of said automatic flight control modes, a respective flight table relating different speed values of said rotor to different values of at least one flight quantity; and automatically controlling the rotor speed in said automatic flight control modes on a basis of the respective flight tables.
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