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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2021
Innovative Solutions & Support, Inc., Exton, PA (US);
Geoffrey S. M. Hedrick, Malvern, PA (US);
INNOVATION SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT, INC., Exton, PA (US);
Abstract
An autothrottle of an aircraft is configured to reduce engine power of the aircraft such that the aircraft incrementally slows from a prior airspeed to a reduced airspeed by a first increment, and compare the rates of energy consumption at the prior airspeed and the reduced airspeed. In response to the rate of energy consumption at the reduced airspeed being lower than at the prior airspeed as determined the above operations are repeated. In response to the rate of energy consumption at the reduced airspeed not being less than at the prior airspeed, the autothrottle increases the engine power such that the aircraft incrementally speeds up from a prior airspeed to an increased airspeed by a second increment, the increased airspeed corresponding to a more efficient operating point of the aircraft than any prior airspeed.