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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2021

Filed:

Jan. 03, 2019
Applicant:

Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);

Inventors:

Jillian Samantha Alfred, Ft. Worth, TX (US);

Luke Dafydd Gillett, Grapevine, TX (US);

Robert Earl Worsham, II, Weatherford, TX (US);

Sung Kyun Kim, Bedford, TX (US);

Assignee:

Textron Innovations Inc., Providence, RI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05D 1/08 (2006.01); B64C 13/16 (2006.01); B64C 13/04 (2006.01); B64C 27/605 (2006.01); B64C 27/57 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64C 13/16 (2013.01); B64C 13/044 (2018.01); B64C 13/0421 (2018.01); B64C 27/605 (2013.01); G05D 1/0816 (2013.01); B64C 27/57 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an embodiment, a method includes: obtaining a first signal from a first sensor of a rotorcraft, the first signal indicating measured angular velocity around a first axis of the rotorcraft; filtering the first signal with a lag compensator to estimate angular position around the first axis of the rotorcraft; and adjusting flight control devices of the rotorcraft according to the estimated angular position and the measured angular velocity around the first axis of the rotorcraft, thereby changing flight characteristics of the rotorcraft around the first axis of the rotorcraft.


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