Textron Innovations Inc.

The Cessna Aircraft Company

Mark W Palmer

Philippe A Ciholas

Joel J Heck

Earl V Long

Richard Gonzalez

Steven G Hagerott

James L Hammer

Phillippe A Ciholas

Will Loren Burrus

Systems and methods for quantifying a user capability in accordance with an organizational role are disclosed herein. In an aspect, a role capability assessment is deployed to a user comprising at least one question whereby the user selects at least one answer that corresponds to the at least one question and the at least one answer conveys information to determine the capability of the user to perform an organizational role. In another aspect, a set of answer data associated with the at least one answer is received whereby the set of answer data correlates to the capability of the user to perform a role within an organization.

System for scoring an organizational role capability

A system and method for a controlling an aircraft with flight control surfaces that are controlled both manually and by a computing device is disclosed. The present invention improves overall flight control operation by reducing the mechanical flight control surface components while providing sufficient back-up control capability in the event of either a mechanical or power-related failure. Through the present invention, natural feedback is provided to the operator from the mechanical flight control surface which operates independent of computer-aided flight control surfaces. Further, through the present invention, force input signals received from the pilot are filtered to improve the operation of the computer-aided flight control surfaces.

Flight control system

A system and method for controlling an aircraft with flight control surfaces that are controlled both manually and by a computing device is disclosed. The present invention improves overall flight control operation by reducing the mechanical flight control surface components while providing sufficient back-up control capability in the event of either a mechanical or power-related failure. Through the present invention, natural feedback is provided to the operator from the mechanical flight control surface which operates independent of computer-aided flight control surfaces. Further, through the present invention, force input signals received from the pilot are filtered to improve the operation of the computer-aided flight control surfaces.

A system and method for a controlling an aircraft with flight control surfaces that are controlled both manually and by a computing device is disclosed. The present invention improves overall flight control operation by reducing the mechanical flight control surface components while providing sufficient back-up control capability in the event of either a mechanical or power-related failure. Through the present invention, natural feedback is provided to the operator from the mechanical flight control surface which operates independent of computer-aided flight control surfaces.

Flight control systems

Manual and computerized flight control system with natural feedback

Method and apparatus of back riveting construction for sections of aircraft structure utilizing the flush riveting wherein the back bar tooling for all the rivets in the entire section is a single piece of stationary tooling which conforms to the exterior shape of the aircraft section. The rivet gun is a single impact pneumatic gun with a rivet driving hammer which is offset from the axis of the gun's piston and impact pin to upset rivet under C-channel flanges.

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Mark W Palmer