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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. McLees, Kirkland, WA (US);
Robert Erik Freeman, Seattle, WA (US);
Prachya Panyakeow, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/02 (2006.01); G08G 5/02 (2006.01); B64D 45/04 (2006.01); G01C 21/16 (2006.01); G01C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0202 (2013.01); B64D 45/04 (2013.01); G01C 21/165 (2013.01); G01C 23/005 (2013.01); G08G 5/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flight control module for computing glideslope deviation during landing of an aircraft is provided. The flight control module includes a communication interface and a processor. The communication interface is configured to receive inertial data for the aircraft. The processor is coupled to the communication interface and configured to compute an inertial glideslope deviation based on the inertial data.