System and method allowing for an integrated flight loads balancing process

• US 6,754,566 B2
• Filed: 06/26/2002
• Issued: 06/22/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Shimel, Bruce
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hernandez, Olga
• Application Number:
  US10/180,446
• Publication Number:
  US 20040002796A1
• Time in Patent Office: 727 Days
• Field of Search: 701/3, 701/14, 701/4, 244/1.R, 244/51, 244/50, 244/75.R
• US Class Current: 701/3
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 13/16 actuated automatically, e.g. responsive to gust detectors

Abstract

A system allowing for an integrated flight loads balancing process at one or more time instances of a flight maneuver of an aircraft includes a processor and a plurality of resources. Additionally, the system includes a resource integration program that is executable by the processor. Upon execution by the processor, the resource integration program operates to integrate the plurality of resources so that the integrated resources are accessible to the system while balancing the flight loads at the one or more time instances.

Claims

1. A method allowing for an integrated flight loads balancing process at one or more time instances of a flight maneuver of an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of integrating a plurality of resources so that the integrated resources are usable for balancing the flight loads at the one or more time instances, and using the integrated resources to balance the flight loads at the one or more time instances.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of outputting the balanced flight loads for at least one of the one or more time instances.

3. A method allowing for an integrated flight loads balancing process at one or more time instances of a flight maneuver of an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of integrating a plurality of resources so that the integrated resources are usable for balancing the flight loads at the one or more time instances, and allowing at least one user input for the integrated flight loads balancing process.

4. A method allowing for an integrated flight loads balancing process at one or more time instances of a flight maneuver of an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of integrating a plurality of resources so that the integrated resources are usable for balancing the flight loads at the one or more time instances, and allowing a user to designate at least one of the plurality of resources.

5. A method allowing for an integrated flight loads balancing process at one or more time instances of a flight maneuver of an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of integrating a plurality of resources so that the integrated resources are usable for balancing the flight loads at the one or more time instances, and allowing a user to designate the one or more time instances.

6. A method allowing for an integrated flight loads balancing process at one or more time instances of a flight maneuver of an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of integrating a plurality of resources so that the integrated resources are usable for balancing the flight loads at the one or more time instances, and implementing an interface.

7. A method allowing for an integrated flight loads balancing process at one or more time instances of a flight maneuver of an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of integrating a plurality of resources so that the integrated resources are usable for balancing the flight loads at the one or more time instances;

using the integrated resources to balance the flight loads at every available time instance for the flight maneuver; and

analyzing the balanced flight loads to determine at least one critical load point of the flight maneuver.

8. A method allowing for an integrated flight loads balancing process at one or more time instances of a flight maneuver of an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of integrating a plurality of resources so that the integrated resources are usable for balancing the flight loads at the one or more time instances, and allowing for the balancing of flight loads at a remainder of the one or more time instances without further user intervention being required.

9. An interface allowing for an integrated flight loads balancing process at one or more time instances of a flight maneuver of an aircraft, the interface comprising:

means for allowing at least one user input for the integrated flight loads balancing process; and

means for integrating a plurality of resources so that the integrated resources are usable for balancing the flight loads at the one or more time instances,

wherein the means for allowing at least one user input for the integrated flight loads balancing process comprises means for generating at least one interactive screen.

10. An interface allowing for an integrated flight loads balancing process at one or more time instances of a flight maneuver of an aircraft, the interface comprising:

means for allowing at least one user input for the integrated flight loads balancing process;

means for integrating a plurality of resources so that the integrated resources are usable for balancing the flight loads at the one or more time instances; and

means for allowing for the balancing of flight loads at a remainder of the one or more time instances without further user intervention being required.

11. Apparatus allowing for an integrated flight loads balancing process at one or more time instances of a flight maneuver of an aircraft, comprising:

a module for allowing at least one user input for the integrated flight loads balancing process;

a module for integrating a plurality of resources so that the integrated resources are usable for balancing the flight loads at the one or more time instances; and

a module for allowing the flight loads to be balanced for a remainder of the one or more time instances without further user intervention being required.