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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, Essington, PA (US);
Inventor:
John W. Piasecki, Bryn Mawr, PA (US);
Assignee:
Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, Essington, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/06 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/0077 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/0676 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G08G 5/0086 (2013.01);
Abstract
An automated control system for an aircraft having redundant control effectors is configured to select among multiple combinations of redundant control effector settings to achieve a selected flight condition. The control system is configured to optimize the selected control effector settings for the selected flight condition and is configured to accommodate damage or system failure.