Closed loop control of aircraft control surfaces

The invention provides closed loop control of aircraft control surfaces. Closed loop control method for control surfaces includes measuring a flight metric of an aircraft during flight and calculating, using a processor, a deflection of a control surface of the aircraft based on the flight metric. T...

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Main Authors PAUL H. CARPENTER, MATTHEW A. MOSER, BRIAN T. WHITEHEAD, THOMAS S. KOCH, ABRAHAM J. PACHIKARA, STEFAN R. BIENIAWSKI, MICHAEL R. FINN
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.02.2016
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
HELICOPTERS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:The invention provides closed loop control of aircraft control surfaces. Closed loop control method for control surfaces includes measuring a flight metric of an aircraft during flight and calculating, using a processor, a deflection of a control surface of the aircraft based on the flight metric. The disclosed method also includes adjusting the deflection to an effective deflection level based on the calculated deflection to reduce a drag coefficient of the aircraft.
Bibliography:Application Number: CN201510411887